The Department for Transport (DfT) has officially given the ‘go ahead’ for high speed rail links between London, Scotland and the West Midlands.
Now, a company created by the government – High Speed Two (HS2) – is examining if faster trains can also be introduced to the service between London and the highly congested north-west transport corridor.
Transport minister Andrew Adonis signalled the government’s intentions to run a consultation scheme in 2010 via a letter to David Rowlands, head of HS2.
Adonis said: “Britain used to have a rail network that was the envy of the world and I envisage that HS2 will help re-establish Britain as a world leader in rail travel.
“A high-speed line will provide faster journey times to the West Midlands and beyond, linking our major economic centres and communities, and will free-up capacity on the existing rail network for additional regional and local services.
“If the regions share my view of the benefits high-speed rail will bring, then they need to help HS2 understand the business case for bringing high-speed services to their communities.”
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Date Published: March 12, 2009
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