13-01-2012, 11:33
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Re: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
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Originally Posted by danielf
Today's 11.43 from London to Birmingham stops at Milton Keynes and Coventry and takes 1hour 25 m.
According to Wikipedia, HS2 should reduce travel time from 1hour 12 minutes to 49 minutes. So that means 1 hour 12 minutes is without stops, and 2 stops take about 13 minutes.
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Remember though that HS2 will be going at 186-250 mph compaired to 100-125mph on the WCML!
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Originally Posted by Hugh
And each station would add 5-10 minutes, thus, as previously stated, defeating the "high-speed" aspect....
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Adding stops would allow more people to benefit!
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