UK cities greet HS2 report and White Paper as first step to a high speed future for Britain

March 11, 2010  |  News, Rail News UK  |  No Comments

HSR\\UK, a campaign coalition of Britain’s 11 leading cities has said the publication today of the HS2 Report and the Government’s High Speed Rail Command Paper was a welcome start to developing a high speed rail (HSR) network in the country. The cross-party campaign, which is building political and community support for a high speed rail network across Britain welcomed the...

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