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High-speed rail network would bring substantial spin-off benefits

Tom Hart, Vice President, Scottish Association for Public Transport, Beith KA15
27 March 2006
A high-speed rail network should be part of the nation's transport infrastructure, says Tom Hart
A high-speed rail network should be part of the nation's transport infrastructure, says Tom Hart

 

The adverse views of Paul Withrington of pressure group Transport-Watch (Letters LTT 23 Feb) on the finances of high-speed rail merit comment in view of the need to establish the relative importance of high-speed rail in future transport programmes. Paul sees high-speed rail as a financial basket case on the basis that 20 trains per day in each direction on a £48bn North-South high speed line would require return fares of over £1,000 if financial costs were to be covered. With such...

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