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Andy Capp
post May 21 2014, 05:11 PM
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QUOTE (pbonnay @ May 21 2014, 06:07 PM) *
To briefly mention HS2....

I have sympathy for the proponents of HS2. Some people say why can't we have a high speed rail network like they have on the Continent, and then object to us building one.

I remember the row about the M25. When it was finally built, people then complained that there weren't any service stations/rest areas - what, on the same green belt you didn't want built on in the first place?

This deserves another thread.
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post May 21 2014, 06:22 PM
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It certainly is more about capacity and attempting to enliven the other major cities in UK. After all, right now London is the UK as far and the rest of the World is concerned. I sincerely hope it works, if not, we have a massive national problem!

That we are essentially rebuilding what was ripped up back in the Sixties (Marples, the road builder's axe) is a monument to short termisim. The old Great Central mainline was constructed to the continental loading gauge and went to the right places. Never mind.


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- Andy Capp   HS2   May 21 2014, 05:11 PM
- - Andy Capp   I'm split. I think it is a tremendous amount ...   May 21 2014, 05:24 PM
- - Lolly   I think the point made ( on the other thread) was ...   May 21 2014, 05:28 PM
|- - pbonnay   The money spent on HS2 would not necessarily be sp...   May 21 2014, 05:46 PM
|- - Lolly   QUOTE (pbonnay @ May 21 2014, 06:46 PM) T...   May 21 2014, 06:09 PM
|- - pbonnay   QUOTE (Lolly @ May 21 2014, 07:09 PM) Dep...   May 21 2014, 06:45 PM
- - Andy Capp   My scepticism is born out of the feeling that the ...   May 21 2014, 06:14 PM
- - motormad   Trains are HORRIBLE places to be. You rarely get a...   May 21 2014, 06:18 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (motormad @ May 21 2014, 07:18 PM) ...   May 21 2014, 06:23 PM
|- - MontyPython   QUOTE (motormad @ May 21 2014, 07:18 PM) ...   May 21 2014, 06:59 PM
- - motormad   no but unfortunately i do   May 21 2014, 06:33 PM
- - MontyPython   trains are very good for City to City travel. The...   May 21 2014, 07:02 PM
|- - Lolly   QUOTE (MontyPython @ May 21 2014, 08:02 P...   May 21 2014, 07:26 PM
|- - motormad   QUOTE (MontyPython @ May 21 2014, 08:02 P...   May 22 2014, 10:37 PM
|- - MontyPython   QUOTE (motormad @ May 22 2014, 11:37 PM) ...   May 23 2014, 10:51 AM
- - gel   Far better to invest in upgrading the national net...   May 21 2014, 08:41 PM
|- - pbonnay   QUOTE (gel @ May 21 2014, 09:41 PM) We ha...   May 21 2014, 08:47 PM
|- - The Optimist   Whatever they do, let's at least make sure the...   May 21 2014, 09:14 PM
- - The Hatter   We aren't much better. The Eurostar platforms...   May 21 2014, 09:31 PM
- - Biker1   Bearing in mind the ever growing population of thi...   May 22 2014, 04:16 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 22 2014, 05:16 PM) Be...   May 22 2014, 04:48 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ May 22 2014, 05:48 PM)...   May 22 2014, 05:09 PM
- - NWNREADER   Ban people working more than 2 miles from their wo...   May 22 2014, 06:01 PM
- - On the edge   The Green Party do have a point! What is it w...   May 23 2014, 08:08 AM
- - blackdog   Newbury's great communications are making it a...   May 23 2014, 09:18 AM
- - On the edge   QUOTE (blackdog @ May 23 2014, 10:18 AM) ...   May 23 2014, 12:27 PM
- - blackdog   QUOTE (On the edge @ May 23 2014, 01:27 P...   May 23 2014, 07:30 PM
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