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London - Birmingham starts high speed railway to the north

2010-03-11T12:00:00

Eurostar on High Speed 1.

UK: Transport Secretary Lord Adonis published the government's high speed rail strategy on March 11, setting out details of a planned 400 km/h high speed railway between London and Birmingham which could open by 2026 as the first part of a Y-shaped network serving Leeds and Manchester.

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