High-speed rail line is given the green light
Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, will disclose that the Coalition has rejected calls to abandon or alter its plans for the project, which will see trains travelling at 250mph through the Chilterns.
The decision will be welcomed by business leaders but will dismay critics — including some senior Conservatives — who fear the new line will spoil some of the most beautiful parts of rural England.
Construction of the 100 mile-long line to Birmingham will begin in 2016 and take a decade to complete at a cost of £17 billion. Extensions to Manchester and Yorkshire could then follow, costing at least another £15 billion.
The Government’s final decision was reached after an internal assessment concluded that the other main options would not meet future demand for rail travel.
The study, by Network Rail, concluded that the proposed High Speed 2 line is “the most effective intervention” to address overcrowding problems on transport.
Opponents — including councils along the proposed HS2 route — have suggested upgrading existing rail lines instead.
The Network Rail study concluded that the other suggested options would “deliver considerably fewer benefits” than a high-speed line.
Ministers say HS2 will make the journey time between London and Birmingham less than 50 minutes.
Source: High-speed rail line is given the green light - Telegraph
Now it's just a matter of time before bored trophy wifes of Brum's top enterpreneurs can go shopping to London during the day and be back in time to cook nice dinner for their hard working husbands
Justine Greening, the Transport Secretary, will disclose that the Coalition has rejected calls to abandon or alter its plans for the project, which will see trains travelling at 250mph through the Chilterns.
The decision will be welcomed by business leaders but will dismay critics — including some senior Conservatives — who fear the new line will spoil some of the most beautiful parts of rural England.
Construction of the 100 mile-long line to Birmingham will begin in 2016 and take a decade to complete at a cost of £17 billion. Extensions to Manchester and Yorkshire could then follow, costing at least another £15 billion.
The Government’s final decision was reached after an internal assessment concluded that the other main options would not meet future demand for rail travel.
The study, by Network Rail, concluded that the proposed High Speed 2 line is “the most effective intervention” to address overcrowding problems on transport.
Opponents — including councils along the proposed HS2 route — have suggested upgrading existing rail lines instead.
The Network Rail study concluded that the other suggested options would “deliver considerably fewer benefits” than a high-speed line.
Ministers say HS2 will make the journey time between London and Birmingham less than 50 minutes.
Source: High-speed rail line is given the green light - Telegraph
Now it's just a matter of time before bored trophy wifes of Brum's top enterpreneurs can go shopping to London during the day and be back in time to cook nice dinner for their hard working husbands
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