March 11 2010

High Speed Rail command paper

Greengauge 21 issues a warm welcome to the Government's command paper on high-speed rail, which sets out a detailed plan for "High Speed 2" and a vision for the longer-term development of a national network.
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February 24 2010

Consequences for Employment and Economic Growth

Work commissioned from KPMG estimates that a British HSR network could stimulate between 25,000 and 42,000 jobs, and deliver annual tax receipts of between £6bn and £10bn.
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February 12, 2010

The Heathrow Opportunity

Greengauge 21's report makes the case for high-speed rail serving Heathrow Airport directly with a Heathrow Interconnection Network.
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December 14, 2009

Early Lessons from Kent

A new report by Greengauge 21 sets out some initial findings from the new domestic high-speed services in Kent, operated on High Speed 1.
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September 16, 2009

Fast Forward: a high-speed rail strategy for Britain

Greengauge 21 recommends a comprehensive network of routes linking all Britain’s major
cities, which it believes to be vital for a competitive and sustainable Britain. It has found that 78% of people in Britain agree with the statement that 'high-speed rail is essential for our future'.

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April 29, 2009

Demonstrating High-Speed Rail's Carbon Credentials

New research published today which shows that high-speed rail has a central role to play in reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector.
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January 15, 2009

Welcome to the Secretary of State's announcement on High Speed Two

 

Geoff Hoon's announcement on Government plans to develop a proposal for a new high-speed railway line between London and Birmingham are warmly welcomed by Greengauge 21. See our press release for further details.

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September 28, 2008

Greengauge 21 Welcomes Conservative Party Commitment to High-Speed Rail

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September 19, 2008

Greengauge 21 announces formation of Public Interest Group

Greengauge 21 today held the inaugural meeting of a Public Interest Group which has been formed to take forward at £0.75m programme to carry out the strategic planning of the nation's high-speed rail network. See our press release for further details.
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September 8, 2008

Jim Steer of Greengauge 21 asks 'what type of transport system do we want to face the challenges ahead'

See Jim Steer's article in Parliamentary Monitor. [download article… ]

 

June 23, 2008

Greengauge 21 welcomes Network Rail's plans to study the need for 'New Lines'

Greengauge 21 expressed its delight that Network Rail has decided to initiate studies into the capacity limitations of the main lines that radiate to the north and west from London. See our press release for further details.
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June 7, 2008

The Times calls for a British Bullet Train

The Times newspaper challenges Government views on high speed rail and calls for new high-speed lines linking London with Glasgow via Birmingham and Manchester and Edinburgh via the North East to solve the looming capacity crunch.
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March 10, 2008

New study reports £60bn benefit from high speed rail

A study by consultants Atkins confirms there is a strong business case for new high speed lines, which would significantly boost economic growth, as long as the lines are built for high speed operation.

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February 22, 2008

Richard Brown joins Greengauge 21
Advisory Panel

Greengauge 21 is pleased to announce that Richard Brown, Chief Executive Office of Eurostar, has agreed to join its Advisory Panel.  See our press release for further details 

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