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High-speed rail is a great idea but HS2 is being led by the wrong kind of people

Graham Nalty
04 April 2014
Graham Nalty is an engineer who worked for British Rail in signalling for 13 years and now runs his own audio business Black Rhodium. He has served as chairman and vice-chairman of his local branch of Railfuture and was until recently secretary of the Conservative Transport Group.
Graham Nalty is an engineer who worked for British Rail in signalling for 13 years and now runs his own audio business Black Rhodium. He has served as chairman and vice-chairman of his local branch of Railfuture and was until recently secretary of the Conservative Transport Group.

 

High-speed rail is a wonderful way to travel. You can relax, or eat, or do productive work on your computer whilst you travel and your journey is quick. So why is HS2 so unpopular with a very large section of the population? I would like to offer some reasons.

The stations at London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester are inefficient terminal stations whereas best practice dictates through stations. Cities en route are to be served by ‘parkway’ stations away from city centres, whereas...

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Deputy Team Leader - Transport Planning
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Romford, Essex, RM1 3BB, GB
Grade 9 £51,093 - £55,155 pa
Deputy Team Leader - Transport Planning
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Romford, Essex, RM1 3BB, GB
Grade 9 £51,093 - £55,155 pa
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