HS2 was always to have own line
Apr 1 2010 Buckinghamshire Advertiser
LAST year Network Rail announced its plans for a new high-speed rail line connecting London, the west Midlands, the north-west and Scotland.
These plans did not specify a specific route. However, I can say categorically that the plans would not involve upgrading the existing west coast main line (WCML) to take high-speed services.
The business case for high-speed rail relies on the creation of a new line, freeing up the existing WCML to serve places like Watford, Milton Keynes and Northampton more frequently.
RUSSELL SPINK Media relations manager
Network Rail
(First published on our website in response to the story 'Alternative HS2 route would destroy ancient woods at Penn')
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