07-01-2012, 12:23
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New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
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Business leaders have joined union bosses in urging the government to push ahead with plans for a high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
The move comes as a government-commissioned report out today gave the clearest indication yet that the proposed £32bn project will be given the go ahead.
The 100-mile rail link, due to be completed between 2016 and 2026, aims to cut the journey time between the two cities to 49 minutes.
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http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16144165
Given the cost of building this and the high cost of rail travel in general is this new link going to be worth the time and money invested just to cut 1/2 hr of journey time between birmingham and london .Yes i know it will create jobs but could that money be used more wisely in other more meaningful infrastructure projects
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