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Would the country benefit from a service that goes around 186 mph (Eurostar speed) to provide services Edinburgh to London with stops at major cities (ie Carlisle, Newcastle, York) only? The current speed of a GNER or Virgin train is 125 mph.
Would the country benefit from a service that goes around 186 mph (Eurostar speed) to provide services Edinburgh to London with stops at major cities (ie Carlisle, Newcastle, York) only? The current speed of a GNER or Virgin train is 125 mph.
The plane services from any UK (excluding. N. Ireland) airport should be abolished for a more ‘green’ Britain. It would be a perfect solution to a growing problem.
I know the new line would take a long time to build, but I think it’s something they should look into.
What are your views?
The Virgin and GNER services take 4.5 hours.
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yeah i love the idea, maybe a maglev, if u dont know what it is google it, but yes i belive train travel is the future =)
The GNER or Virgin train takes 4 hours to go 500 miles.
Each probably replaced a train that took 8 hours for the trip originally, so the new train saves a traveler 4 hours.
Your proposed train would take 2 hours and 40 minutes.
How much do you think any rail line could charge to shave 1 hour and 20 minutes off a trip? Maybe the pay that’s earned in that time? Maybe.
I don’t think you’re going to find anyone wanting to fund this construction.
In principle you are right. A fast train would be a better option than flights lasting less than an hour. Actually the current UK fast train is 225 km/h which is about 140 mph. The old 125 diesels are still around but the electrics are a bit faster. On mainland Europe we enjoy 300 kph or more these days but to be viable there needs to be a good track and I think you will find in the UK there is often not enough space to construct the track for a high speed service. I know for example Eurostar could never fit through all the tunnels and bridges on the Great Western route and I expect similar problems exist on the lines up North. Even a reliable and integrated 225 km/h service should compete with flying and in my opinion there should be heavy taxes on all mainland flights of less than 1 hour to discourage them. However you cant expect people to use trains that are not regular, reliable and economic.