tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post4414177549411279061..comments2023-07-09T16:11:35.984+01:00Comments on No to High Speed 2: New high speed rail network announced.Physiocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post-90958261561205101072010-03-17T19:07:59.530+00:002010-03-17T19:07:59.530+00:00The length of trains in the 1950s has been questio...The length of trains in the 1950s has been questioned on the grounds that mark 1 vehicles are not 20 metres long. According to British Railways Mark 1 Coaches by Parkin, a mark 1 coach is 63ft 5in over headstocks and 64ft 6in over body. The gangways add another 6 inches at each end making 65ft 6in which is 19.97 metres.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post-45472087691654874612010-03-16T20:56:14.262+00:002010-03-16T20:56:14.262+00:00A new conventional line makes a great deal of sens...A new conventional line makes a great deal of sense for the reasons you clearly set out. It offers the advantages of an increase in capacity but lessons the harmful environmental impact of very high speed trains. It's unfortunate that the report barely covers this option and where it does it's dismissive.Chafford1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13885663082584044838noreply@blogger.com