Most recent
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10 Jan 2012: Transport secretary Justine Greening to emphasise benefits to other UK cities from 200mph London-to-Birmingham link
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8 Jan 2012: Letters: Does Britain need investment in key infrastructure – absolutely. Does spending £34bn on another railway line represent a good priority for infrastructure investment – absolutely not
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6 Jan 2012:
Campaigners see hopes dashed as government prepares to back first stage of £32bn HS2 high-speed rail network
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5 Jan 2012: Jobs hopes pinned on 250mph railway from London to Birmingham, and later north to Leeds and Manchester
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5 Jan 2012: Letters: With 2.64 million unemployed – the highest level since 1994 – the government must press ahead with investment in infrastructure such as high-speed rail
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7 Dec 2011: Ministers say they would pay for Scotland's inclusion in HS2 network as details emerge of investment programme
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6 Dec 2011: Transport secretary Justine Greening confirms that decision on HS2 will not be made until early 2012
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8 Nov 2011:
Simultaneous construction is seen as bringing economic benefit, although it would doubtless move the focus of environmental protests as well
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8 Nov 2011:
The £32bn link from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds wins support from House of Commons transport committee
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18 Oct 2011:
The 150mph trains have provided a blueprint for government hopes for High Speed Two, linking London and the north
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25 Sep 2011: The big issue: The number of trains proposed per hour is far higher than in other European states
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