New high-speed rail link could halve journey times
August 27, 2009
A new 1,500 page study by the U.K.’s Network Rail suggests that Britain should build a high-speed rail link between London and Scotland.
The project would cost £34 billion and would cut travel times between London and Scotland by half. The study claims that the 200-mile-per-hour line would mean that trains running from the capital to Glasgow could make the journey in 2 hours and 16 minutes. Network Rail said that the new link could create a “model shift” away from planes and onto trains.
The company claimed that if the link was not built, by 2020 companies will be turning passengers away as network services to the north are already almost full. It said that the project could generate £55 billion in value.
The proposed route would be via Manchester with links to Liverpool and Birmingham. The study says that trains leaving London would get to Birmingham in 46 minutes; they would reach Manchester in 1 hour and 6 minutes, Liverpool in 1 hour and 23 minutes and arrive in Edinburgh in just 2 hours and 9 minutes.
Iain Coucher, CEO of Network Rail said: “High-speed rail can transform Britain. It can promote economic growth, regeneration and social inclusion. It is a low carbon option, cutting domestic flights and taking cars and lorries off the road.”
Thanks to www.bloomberg.net for the above quotes, for more information on this article please visit their website.
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