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High Speed Doubts.

Written by Matt B · first published 07/09/2009
Mark Nottingham's blog is "bigging it up" for "Labour's success" with the high speed rail link.

(There was I thinking it was Network South Eastern that was running the trains)

I've been quite clear that I have my doubts about the new link but I welcome it all the same. Anything that cuts down the time it takes to get to London is only a good thing. However today I'd like to ask you a question: How much credit can the political forces take for this really?

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don wrote:

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07/09/2009 02:53:33 PM

Dave wrote:

THe ownership of the actual line is you and me the tax payers of this land. Without the government bailing out the project there would be no HS1. The history and ownership has been chequered but if you read this article you will see that it was nationalized in 2006!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/b...
07/09/2009 04:51:32 PM

Matt B wrote:

The cross channel trains I was dimly aware of but British Rail was privatised some years ago and is slightly different I thought.

What am I not seeing that you are trying to show me?
10/09/2009 05:16:01 PM

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