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High-speed rail ‘backlash’ stories begin after route details announced

The regional media’s wholly positive attitude to high-speed rail changed markedly once the detailed route between London and Birmingham was announced.

Rik Thomas
01 April 2010
A Facebook group opposed to the high-speed proposals already has more than 7,000 members, according to The Bucks Free Press
A Facebook group opposed to the high-speed proposals already has more than 7,000 members, according to The Bucks Free Press

 

The Upbeat tone of stories in the UK’s regional press about proposals for a high-speed rail network came to an abrupt end in mid-March when the Government published detailed route plans for a high-speed link between London and Birmingham. The Bucks Free Press, for example, informed its readers on 23 March that: “The battle to stop a high-speed rail link in Buckinghamshire has spilled over into cyberspace… Outrage has been caused among residents and politicians after plans to...

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