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High-speed rail travel

The UK's transport network is struggling - the roads, the skies and the rails are all congested and are nearing capacity. But what is the solution to this problem? Jim Steer, an Independent Travel Consultant, talks about his belief that high-speed rail is the way forward. France, Japan and China, amongst other countries, all have high-speed rail already, so why not the UK? Mike Glover, the Technical Director of HS1, details the practicalities and challenges of implementing High Speed One, Britain's only high-speed rail line to date.

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