New high speed line essential to prevent unmanageable network

A new high speed line could be required in 10 years to prevent overcrowding on the rail network becoming unmanageable, according to a new report by consultants.

In an update of its 2003 study for the Strategic Rail Authority, WS Atkins has claimed that rail capacity could be exhausted much sooner than the government is anticipating, making planning a new high speed line an urgent priority. And its report suggested that, contrary to the rail industry’s usual position, the best route for a...

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