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Damien 13-01-2012 19:37
Re: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
 
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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35361204)
I may be wrong here, but I thought most (if not all) High Speed rail lines operate with designated seating, so no more tickets are sold once all seats are taken.
Tis how HS1 works.

Alan Fry 16-01-2012 13:06
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What about reopening the Great Central Main Line/Woodhead Line and upgrading the Chiltern Main Line, or even Further upgrades to the WCML!

---------- Post added at 13:06 ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 ----------

What about the Uk Ultraspeen plan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Ultraspeed

Hugh 16-01-2012 14:01
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35361132)
Couple of facts, which you will hopefully take note of.

a) The Chiltern Line is currently having a £250 million upgrade (started 2010, ends 2013), part of which is to reduce journey times.

b) HS2 is a high-speed link, not a short-distance commuter link
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35363268)
What about reopening the Great Central Main Line/Woodhead Line and upgrading the Chiltern Main Line, or even Further upgrades to the WCML!

---------- Post added at 13:06 ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 ----------

What about the Uk Ultraspeen plan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Ultraspeed
You appear to be suffering from short-term memory loss, as I posted the above information* in reply to one of your previous posts just under two days ago....

*post #174, previous page

Alan Fry 16-01-2012 14:04
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35363323)
You appear to be suffering from short-term memory loss, as I posted the above information* in reply to one of your previous posts just under two days ago....

*post #174, previous page
I was talikng about further upgrading the Chiltern Mail Line beyond Evergreen 3

Hugh 16-01-2012 14:07
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You didn't say that - are we supposed to be psychic?

Alan Fry 16-01-2012 14:14
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35363331)
You didn't say that - are we supposed to be psychic?
Sorry about that!

AndyCambs 16-01-2012 15:30
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35360925)
I would agree with that!
And all routes to London, not just the West Coast...

Alan Fry 17-01-2012 13:43
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs (Post 35363402)
And all routes to London, not just the West Coast...
Agreed!

AndyCambs 17-01-2012 17:07
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I think for years we have been promised things will get better. They need the investment. We have been promised longer trains and platforms, and more frequent trains. Now all I see is investment from London to Birmingham.
Thank heavens I don't commute anymore. £6.5k plus another £1.5k car parking isn't funny.

Osem 17-01-2012 20:51
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs (Post 35364154)
I think for years we have been promised things will get better. They need the investment. We have been promised longer trains and platforms, and more frequent trains. Now all I see is investment from London to Birmingham.
Thank heavens I don't commute anymore. £6.5k plus another £1.5k car parking isn't funny.
Quite and it won't be cheaper on HS2.

Alan Fry 18-01-2012 20:28
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Originally Posted by AndyCambs (Post 35364154)
I think for years we have been promised things will get better. They need the investment. We have been promised longer trains and platforms, and more frequent trains. Now all I see is investment from London to Birmingham.
Thank heavens I don't commute anymore. £6.5k plus another £1.5k car parking isn't funny.
They are planning improvements to other railways, just not as much as HS2

Jimmy-J 06-04-2012 15:07
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I wonder where they'll be moved to?
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Up to 50,000 bodies will need to be exhumed to make way for the new high speed rail line from London to Birmingham, it has emerged.
Link

Arthurgray50@blu 06-04-2012 21:52
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If l am not wrong (and l am sure members will tell me), Under a certain law, a graveyard cannot be touched by any means, unless 100 years has passed since the LAST body was buried.

This is what happened to a cemetery where my father is buried, and it caused uproar, when they started building on it. And my father was deceased 40 years ago. There was a long legal battle over it.

I believe that there is a legal bounded law on this, and cannot be changed

Sirius 06-04-2012 22:00
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35410827)
If l am not wrong (and l am sure members will tell me), Under a certain law, a graveyard cannot be touched by any means, unless 100 years has passed since the LAST body was buried.

This is what happened to a cemetery where my father is buried, and it caused uproar, when they started building on it. And my father was deceased 40 years ago. There was a long legal battle over it.

I believe that there is a legal bounded law on this, and cannot be changed
They will just change the law if that is true. :rolleyes:

martyh 06-04-2012 22:16
Re: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
 
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35410827)
If l am not wrong (and l am sure members will tell me), Under a certain law, a graveyard cannot be touched by any means, unless 100 years has passed since the LAST body was buried.

This is what happened to a cemetery where my father is buried, and it caused uproar, when they started building on it. And my father was deceased 40 years ago. There was a long legal battle over it.

I believe that there is a legal bounded law on this, and cannot be changed
All depends arthur ,in london the time limit is 75yrs ,there where changes to the laws a few years ago where responsibility was transfered from the home office to the department of constitutional affairs .
http://www.york.ac.uk/chp/crg/crgcontext.htm


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