New high-speed rail plan unveiled.

[StefanWolves]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8221540.stm

Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030.
The line will serve Birmingham and Manchester, getting passengers from Glasgow to London in just two hours and 16 minutes, the rail firm said.

They say it's going to be much like Frances super-fast rail service, and it's about time we had it over here, even if we do have to wait another 20 years.

Good news? money well spent for once IMO.

[Technologic]

id rather take a plane tbh

[xxMATTGxx]

id rather take a plane tbh

I would laugh if the UK banned them flights when we get better railways. I guess its money well spent, faster train lines = good.

[Hecktix]

Last time I read about this it was meant to be ready by 2018

[LuketheDuke]

if it says prices are gonna be 30% more expensive when these rail links open i think network rail have another thing coming.

[hamheyelliot]

It sounds great, but I don't like the idea of a great big strip of metal running all the way up the UK.

[jam666]

Sounds good, however they have left half of the country without high speed rail... (east of england)...

Yet another disgrace and waste of money since it excludes a large proportion of people.

[Sammeth.]

Someone got ran over by a train today at my local station and I had to wait an hour to get home from work. I think they died though which is a shame The morale of the story is trains are no good, even fast ones :@

[Caution]

It's v. depressing knowing I'll be 36 when it opens. But it can only be good I suppose.

[StefanWolves]

Lol! yeh, it can only be good, if ******* dirty France can have it, why can't we?