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High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London
(11-07-2015, 11:41 AM)BuildingScout Wrote: HSR is the preferred choice in the UK
Hardly applicable to Canada.

They have an extensive passenger rail system. We have almost nothing.

They have a steadily growing system. We have one that's been shrinking for decades.

They already have an HSR line with direct connections to an extensive HSR system across Europe. We have nothing.

They've begun construction of new HSR link between London and Birmingham. We don't even have a gleam in our eyes let alone plans for anything.

They have a public that understands why HSR is worth the incremental cost. We have a public that begrudges any new spending on public transport.

They have an ex-coal miner without so much as a university education as their Minister of Transport. We [now] have an ex-astronaut with a Ph.D in engineering Wink
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RE: High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London - by ookpik - 11-07-2015, 12:28 PM

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