Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Back on track?
Today's news of £2.4 billion to be spent on railway expansion in the UK is welcome - indeed, it's long, long overdue.
The investment isn't as London-centric as I'd feared - however the biggest single spend is still the Olympic transport project at £400 million.
However, news from France puts this all into perspective.
The rail speed record in UK: 208 mph
The new rail speed record in France: 356 mph
This is how far we are behind our Continental neighbours - time to start catching up, and soon.
Oh, and which train holds the UK speed record? The Eurostar, of course!
The investment isn't as London-centric as I'd feared - however the biggest single spend is still the Olympic transport project at £400 million.
However, news from France puts this all into perspective.
The rail speed record in UK: 208 mph
The new rail speed record in France: 356 mph
This is how far we are behind our Continental neighbours - time to start catching up, and soon.
Oh, and which train holds the UK speed record? The Eurostar, of course!
# posted by Joe Taylor @ 8:36 pm 
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