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High-speed rail and the great green delusion

Stephen Plowden, London NW1
05 February 2016
 

Although Graham Nalty is highly critical of HS2, he supports the provision of a high-speed rail link of some kind between London, the Midlands and the North. 

One reason seems to be his belief that high-speed rail would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transport. This belief is widely shared. In an email to me of 3 November 2010, the direct communications unit of 10 Downing Street said: “The Government’s objective is to establish a high-speed rail network as part of a...

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