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Post by lysander on Feb 22, 2010 14:00:46 GMT 1
The Torys shadow transport minister, speaking in Sheffield has stated that if elected Sheffield will definitely not be linked. The matter of Leeds remains on the table!
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Post by mollman on Feb 19, 2011 21:02:25 GMT 1
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Feb 21, 2011 20:46:35 GMT 1
Why Link Birmingham to London, I thought they already had a Very Frequent high speed link with Virgin Trains to London Euston Via Milton Keynes. It's another rail link I can only see the south of England benefiting from. It sounds like Tory territory to invest in Birmingham to London, they need to focus more on linking the north to the south (Coming from a proud labour voter)
Why not introduce the Proposal for Transpennine East to West Link. York/Hull to Liverpool Would probably have similar costs in distance and railway track upgrades. I feel as though it would be a better idea though.
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Post by dwarfer1979 on Feb 22, 2011 9:09:30 GMT 1
Why Link Birmingham to London, I thought they already had a Very Frequent high speed link with Virgin Trains to London Euston Via Milton Keynes. It's another rail link I can only see the south of England benefiting from. It sounds like Tory territory to invest in Birmingham to London, they need to focus more on linking the north to the south (Coming from a proud labour voter) A Couple of reasons for starting with Birmingham to London: 1. It is very busy so there are lots of potential passengers 2. It is comparitively short so you can get something finished and in operation quickly with some fairly healdine grabbing journey times (under an hour compared to around 2hrs by car in clear traffic) 3. The bottom of the WCML is pretty much at capacity limiting the space for local commuter trains or extra trains from the north to aleviate overcrowding on existing trains (so is the ECML due to the Welwyn Viaduct but that is a different matter). 4. As shown on the map it bypasses the congested bottom section allowing trains to the North-West to join the classic lines north of Birmingham where the track is clearer. 5. It is stage 1, stage 2 is to head north (current thinking is a Y-shaped network with a line to Manchester/Liverpool and another to East Midlands/Yorkshire branching from Birmingham. |
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Post by SF07 on Feb 25, 2011 21:22:38 GMT 1
WYITA have given their support to a high-speed rail link to Yorkshire but they say that the development should not be at the cost of investment into the existing rail network. www.wymetro.com/news/releases/110225 |
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