tisdag 6 september 2011

High speed to nowhere

Three critical pieces on high speed rail from the Economist
Railroad to nowhere

Meanwhile, Rail magazine continues to enthuse about the HS2 project, even though the latest issue contains a piece extolling the benefits of the East-West route, a modestly priced scheme which is still far from being given the go-ahead.


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