tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662178.post571082455659743354..comments2023-04-09T16:07:39.987+01:00Comments on Wrinkled Weasel's World: NO2HS2Wrinkled Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662178.post-23230985006841661162011-05-25T15:21:57.983+01:002011-05-25T15:21:57.983+01:00Just to clarify - HS2 isn't even on the Trans ...Just to clarify - HS2 isn't even on the <i>Trans European Rail Network</i> - if built it probably would be built to European high speed rail standards, but there is no requirement from Brussels to build anything, nor does Brussels determine the route of any line that is decided to be built.<br /><br />It's essentially the UK governments decision, as I see it. <br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662178.post-47706709339167054112011-05-25T14:50:24.291+01:002011-05-25T14:50:24.291+01:00I appreciate your opposition to HS2, but not the r...I appreciate your opposition to HS2, but not the rhetoric about "Trans European Rail Network" - the 'TER' is about a rail system that allows high speed trains to travel from one country to another without problems such as incompatable signalling etc.<br /><br />It's not a scheme to bind the UK to the EU - there is no requirement for the UK to build a high speed line from the EU. Conversely, even if the UK was not part of the EU it could still build a high speed line to 'TER' standards if it wished to do so.<br /><br />If you are looking for something that was designed to shackle the countries of Europe together it was the "European Coal and Steel Community"<br /><br />Please, there are no hidden demands in the "Trans European Rail Network" legislation - a line to these standards could be built along a pre-existing transport corridor (eg the M1 or M6), an alternative route, or not at all.<br /><br />The decision to create a line connecting London and Birmingham with no benefit to intermediate places is the DfT's choice, not a EU one.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com