... with security and safety concerns are increasingly cutting profit margins for short-haul flights - meaning that airlines are keen to start using high speed trains..." Hmm , is HS1 rated for that speed? As for travelling through the channel tunnel at 220mph , that'll never happen due to pathing issues...

.... "...Rising fuel costs combined with security and safety concerns are increasingly cutting profit margins for short-haul flights - meaning that airlines are keen to start using high speed trains..." Blimey, for once I agree with Gollum. Must be a record.

...cutting profit margins for short-haul flights - meaning that airlines are keen to start using high speed trains..." More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1054409/Look-Eurostar-comes-Air-Frances-new-high-speed-train-whizzes-Paris-hours.html -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net Travel broadens the damage.

Chickeneer wrote: Instead of building High Speed 2, it would be a much better idea to upgrade the existing network. Much of it could be widened to allow ... even if trains "only" ran at 250 km/h. What is your opinion? The speed is unimportant, but you can't add worthwhile extra capacity without new build. Heathrow needs connecting...

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