31st
December
2009
UK Government Considers High Speed Rail between London and Scotland
posted in Car Rental |
The government is truly thinking about moving ahead with a high speed rail network between London and Scotland. This is an agreement that could go through as early as March, according to the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis.
This move follows approval of a government-backed study into a 200 mile an hour route that would cut journey times to the north of Britain by half to just over two hours. However, the government is not so quick to jump on this new route if it is not profitable, because it will cost an estimated £34 billion to build and will likely take [...]
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