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HS2 – a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Roger Davies, Kendal LA9
11 January 2013
 

For some time now, proponents of HS2 have given up on business and environmental cases, taking refuge in that quirky, murky, jargon-laden world of railways by claiming “it’s capacity dear boy” on the so-called Milton Keynes-Northampton corridor.

But now we learn that Virgin trains leaving Euston during the peak are only 52% full (‘Peak-time Euston trains half empty’ LTT 21 Dec 12), a fact born out by my experiences. That’s not the point, say the railfans...

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