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yes I know that the Betuweroute is in the Netherlands but the line in question connects with it and will increase the number of trains using it. There is still a huge amount of Hgv traffic on the european roads. Hs2 will provide a massive capacity uplift for carrying passengers and will...

http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article426672.ece? this is a 3rd running line to be constructed along the freight only Betuwe route so obviously there are a lot of containers unloaded in Rotterdam and the train clearly has much demand vis a vis inshore shipping although i have...

I have thought for some time and may have even posted that the HS1/2 link should be a double track connection that should be used by both international and domestic services and not necessarily with HS2 speed trains. Since the existing HS1 tunnels at present have a limit of 140 mph we would need...

I have just checked google and the distance from st pancras to the db station in frankfurt is 635 kms. so at 200kph average speed it would take 3 hours. at 320 kph average speed if this could ever be achieved then the journey city centre to city centre would take 2hours. so at a real world...

you dont really believe this do you ? the west coast line is expected to be AT CAPACITY by the time hs2 opens. there may well be paths left NOW but i dont know how anyone can say that FIRST being announced as new franchise holder can possibly mean that hs2 is not needed. it proves the opposite...

yes not to mention the consequences of all that luggage falling on peoples heads ! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- you could always leave the luggage on the seat rather then pulling your back lifting it and then you could sit on top of the luggage thereby being able to see over...

I am not sure how you would build a line from london to glasgow and edinburgh without first building a line to birmingham then onwards to manchester and leeds respectively. it has to start somewhere so connecting the three largest cities in england seems like a very good start to me. and i...

as in understand it the chinese high speed train was not on a high speed section of line and was not therefore travelling at 360kph in any case. lightning struck signalling so this accident could have happened on an ordinary speed line as it in fact did. 400 kph is the max design speed of hs2...

yes apparently some other infrastructure schemes/projects have had their costs reduced by merely removing this bias. it never seemed like a good idea to me to include possible cost escalations in any such schemes as they effectively will become the actual cost. usually any business or...

thanks for your comments and for working out the total area to put things into perspective. there are so many comments about vast or large areas or countryside which will be devestated by hs2 but the truth is somewhat less ! as for virgin countryside that is debatable. the line will enter the...

but they are moooving in that direction !

I believe that they know exactly what they are saying and doing. sowing the seeds of discontent. for example the public mood towards higher income earners like say bankers is not exactly one of sympathy. so if you portray hs2 as some king of exclusive gentlemens club for fat cats exclusive usage...

funnily enough i think that the critics might be better off concentrating on the issues of where the line will go and how it will effect the local environment. that is supposed to be the main reason for a planning inspector and a public enquiry really it is not to state that the figures dont...

the fact that the ticket prices can in certain situations be incredibly expensive probably only proves that extra capacity is needed. and you may need to travel on the day but you perhaps dont need to go first class. it is worth noting that a review into the costs of the entire industry is...

i think that in general no matter what the maximum service speed of hs2 the current route is probably more or less the best one with as much environmental mitigation as possible even if it puts the project costs up. any other route might be through less contentious countryside then the...

i think we have to consider alternatives to the current route and maybe the top speed of hs2. i am a fervent believer in hs2 as we have an opportunity to not only increase the railway network but also provide a viable alternative to cars and short haul european flights. maybe hs2 should be just...

they were referring to the type of pylon and voltage of the type that connects the national grid and then believing that it applied to 25kv catenary. i am aware studies of the former took place but they were not conclusive --- old post above --- --- new post below --- just been looking at...

yes i have posted a response on the stop HS2 site asking what the story had to do with hs2 - i am not making myself very popular. ! I suggested that hs2 will release capacity on the classic lines which would make it easier to accomodate open access operators. so some of the reasons for not...

grey man and deltic.... mmm lets be honest it might not be double in might be well £17 billion as this already includes the so called optimism bias. not sure why you think people wont walk ten minutes when they do anyway for example from kings cross to euston. and if you are talking...