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HS2 will become a very important part of Britain’s railway for decades to come


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Rail Delivery Group

HS2 will become a very important part of Britain’s railway for decades to come
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date
4 November 2016
source Rail Delivery Group
type Press release



Rail Delivery Group responds to government announcement of new West Coast franchise with introduction of HS2 services

Paul Plummer, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group, representing train companies and Network Rail, said:

“The rail industry is working hard to ensure HS2 is seamlessly integrated with the existing network as one railway and this decision is crucial to enabling that. It also signals a smooth transition when the new line opens in 2026.

“HS2 will become a very important part of Britain’s railway for decades to come, and will play a huge part in managing the capacity challenge that we face. Rail companies are investing more than £50billion as part of the Railway Upgrade Plan to build the bigger, better, more modern railway that Britain needs to carry even more people and freight safely, quickly, reliably and efficiently. That work will continue while we build HS2”.

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