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D'Amato's piece is more pot-shots at Wynne and her government in general than HSR specifically. That's just the headline.
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(This post was last modified: 10-24-2017, 01:14 PM by SammyOES.)
I don't have a problem with press releases. More is better, imo.
The media doesn't have to cover them.
Edit: But I certainly agree with the opinion that HSR is a long way away and there's not much point taking it seriously yet.
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The call is for drawing up the terms of reference for an eventual EA. Progress of a sort ....
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">? <a href="https://t.co/HcAOvSBFgK">pic.twitter.com/HcAOvSBFgK</a></p>— ? Iain Hendry ? (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/952242155338321920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
Almost as bad as the "Say No To Wind Turbines! Think of the Children!" crowd.
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Zooming in, I see this is just outside New Hamburg on 7/8. They are planning to have the high-speed track bypass that town (and Stratford and St. Mary's) and go to London more direct. I suppose whoever is behind the installation of this sign is worrying about losing property to the new right of way?
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Current trains would do far better than today without level crossings. And with more frequent train service it would be much better, albeit not high-speed rail. But London wants these trains to do the milk run? That would negate all the level crossing improvements.
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You can still have a "milk run" (lots of stops) and have HSR. This is the concept the Shinkansen pioneered - the secret being in the acceleration of the train.
The penalty for more stops is thus reduced.