On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:26:57 +0100, Graeme
wrote:

Which goes to show that you don't understand the project at all.

No, I disagree with the view that it is the only way to provide the
required capacity elsewhere on the network. It is an expensive and
poor way to do it.

We should be electrifying and increasing capacity on existing lines by
lengthening trains - to me that would mean 12 or 16-car EMUs on all
London commuter lines and 4 to 8 car trains in every other big city.
On IC, it would mean 12 or 14-car Pendolinos etc, and the building of
a load of standardised Mk3 and Mk4 compatible rolling stock to do the
same on other IC lines. Platforms could be extended, but where this
is not feasible SDO could be used.

Much beyond that, and IMO we should start looking at why ever more
people are travelling, particularly commuting, and looking as to how
to discourage it.

That then only really leaves Scotland, which for the numbers involved
might as well stay with air.

Neil
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