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The rail thing

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There is, and has been, a need to improve infrastucture between the North and London for decades, but this? The country needs an upgrade to the "pinched" M6 between Birmingham and Manchester not HS2. Remember freight will not be carried on HS2 and for those who believe you can't build enough road capacity, have a look a the M74 to Glasgow, upgraded for many years now and still running just fine. This can be part of a solution for non-urban infrastruture

Posted date

8 May 2012

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11:37 am

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