The new HS2 railway is going to cost the equivalent of £1000 per person in the UK. I hope they keep to the budget, I can't afford to give any more.
Actually, I'm against this high speed spend. In my humble uninformed opinion, why don't they increase capacity of the exiting? They could start by aiming for double decker trains like they have on the continent - thereby doubling (approx) the capacity. The big spend, of course would be in the height of the bridges, and there's where my £1000 comes in - a much better place to spend it. I can see the argument for the high speed option, but what about the existing low speed, low tech, stuff? It will probably suffer from even more underinvestment and eventually become a cycle path. Not that I have anything against cycle paths, but you know what I mean.
Here's an MT update (mundane training)..did 7 miles tonight in the dark, and I mean dark - nearly went over down our drive as well as on the way back. Must get some mini solar lights down there if possible.
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