High speed rail investing in Britain's future the Government's decisions [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: London DoT 2012Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: New national high speed rail network to be built for faster journeys and new capacity from 2026. It will be built in two phases the first of which will see the construction of a new 140 mile line between London and Birmingham by 2026; the second phase will see lines built from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester by 2033. The new network will have considerably higher passenger capacity along the key transport corridors of Britain with up to 26 000 extra passenger seats an hour and reduced journey times from London to Birmingham from 1 hour 24 minutes to 45 minutes.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 154669-2001 |
New national high speed rail network to be built for faster journeys and new capacity from 2026. It will be built in two phases the first of which will see the construction of a new 140 mile line between London and Birmingham by 2026; the second phase will see lines built from Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester by 2033. The new network will have considerably higher passenger capacity along the key transport corridors of Britain with up to 26 000 extra passenger seats an hour and reduced journey times from London to Birmingham from 1 hour 24 minutes to 45 minutes.