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Old Oak Common HS2 plans are starting to take shape

William Barter, Towcester, Northants NN12
30 May 2014
 

Whilst I thank Graham Nalty (Letters LTT 2 May) for his constructive comments, I will still part company from him on his criticisms of an HS2 station at Old Oak Common and the use of 400-metre trains on HS2.

Operationally, being on a relatively slow speed section of line close to London and between tunnels, the time penalty of stopping at Old Oak is less than would be the case for a station further out of London. In its operational characteristics HS2 will be more to a suburban railway, albeit...

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