So just how could Britain develop a high speed network?

Greengauge 21 recently tasked Systra and MVA with examining high speed rail options for the UK. John Segal reports on what they found

John Segal is Director - Rail at MVA?Consultancy. In recent years he has directed a number of important consulting projects concerned with management, planning and traffic and revenue forecasting for rail and air transport.

John Segal is Director - Rail at MVA?Consultancy. In recent years he has directed a number of important consulting projects concerned with management, planning and traffic and revenue forecasting for rail and air transport.

Double deck high speed trains, such as SNCFs TGV?Duplex fleet, could be introduced on a core British high speed rail network

Double deck high speed trains, such as SNCFs TGV?Duplex fleet, could be introduced on a core British high speed rail network

Should we really be building a high speed rail network at a time when we are seeking to discourage travel and move towards more sustainable lifestyles? Won’t the carbon saved from passengers who switch mode be spent by those making induced travel? Will high speed rail reduce or increase the economic differential between the south east and the rest of the country?

These are some of the questions that a joint venture of Systra and MVA Consultancy addressed in its recent study to develop a...