tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post8609763977901172026..comments2024-03-17T08:16:42.227+01:00Comments on World Streets: The Politics of Transport in Cities: British High Speed Rail? - Or a better railway for BritainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-22951023147061137942011-10-04T17:04:03.000+02:002011-10-04T17:04:03.000+02:00the issue would be to have a national rail plan, o...the issue would be to have a national rail plan, one that deals in a graduated manner with the various types and levels of services, with recommendations made accordingly. I don't know if the UK has such a plan. The US certainly doesn't it. (We don't have a national transportation plan either.)<br><br>But yes, in the US we've jumped on high speed rail without a real plan for Richard Laymanhttp://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-16232498760531024572011-10-03T13:42:20.000+02:002011-10-03T13:42:20.000+02:00Check out http://www.betterthanhs2.org/Check out http://www.betterthanhs2.org/Eric Britton, editorhttp://www.worldstreets.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-23077840364914055482011-10-06T02:53:56.000+02:002011-10-06T02:53:56.000+02:00Anzir The GC & GW jointly built the core part ...Anzir <br><br>The GC & GW jointly built the core part of the current Chiltern Railway network post 1900, and thus it cut out many of the flaws of early 19th century railways - It has flying junctions at Old Oak Common, W Ruislip, Ashenden (for the link back to GC main Line and Rugby) and at Banbury where it rejoins the GW route to Birmingham via Oxford.<br><br>It was laid out with a 4 track Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-86535419726952573472011-10-04T13:01:53.000+02:002011-10-04T13:01:53.000+02:00Dave,On 3 Oct 2011, at 23:40, Dave Holladay wrote:...Dave,<br>On 3 Oct 2011, at 23:40, Dave Holladay wrote:<br>> Keep this up<br>> HS2 is dreadful mistake<br>> My take - get parallel routes to W12 for 7-day railway, use GC/GW route (designed & built post 1900 so better for speed & clearances) same distance London Birmingham and offers 4 track route with switchable options of start/end stations and main routes. <br><br>Dave,<br>We Anzir Boodoo, PhD studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10939281.post-73170417269867374232011-10-04T10:47:41.000+02:002011-10-04T10:47:41.000+02:00Keep this up HS2 is dreadful mistake My take - get...Keep this up <br><br>HS2 is dreadful mistake <br><br>My take - get parallel routes to W12 for 7-day railway, use GC/GW route (designed & built post 1900 so better for speed & clearances) same distance London Birmingham and offers 4 track route with switchable options of start/end stations and main routes. <br><br>Plan to close WCML (2 lines at a time) (LNW) to enlarge to W12, and joggle Dave Holladay, Transportation Management Solutionsnoreply@blogger.com