220 MPH Trains in Spain

[AtW]

I think Japan is ideal for comparison with the UK in terms of possibility of effective public transport, ie trains - only there are no earthquakes here so everything should be much much cheaper to build.

Japan has population of 127 mln, territory - 377,835 sq km, GDP per capita: $33,800

UK: population: 61 mln, territory - 244,820 , GDP per capita: $35,300

So, in terms of population density countries are very very close actually, even the way islands look like are close - it is ideal for a couple of high speed trainlines, frankly if they can do it in France and German then something must be really wrong if its not done in the UK.

[El_Diablo]

Network Rail need to sort the damned rail infrastructure out first.

Anyone on site there?

[NoddY]

Network Rail need to sort the damned rail infrastructure out first.

Anyone on site there?

Britain doesn't 'do' infrastructure. Mend and make do old boy.

[sasguru]

Britain doesn't 'do' infrastructure. Mend and make do old boy.

That's because of an illogical adherence to a supposedly perfect "free market" that doesn't exist.

[BrilloPad]

Commuters in Kent are getting a super fast link in 2009. Yet more reason to move there - those in WEst LOndon alreasy have alot of plane noise.

[AtW]

Weren't trains invented in Britain?

[NoddY]

Weren't trains invented in Britain?

We don't know. History in British schools only goes as far back as WW2 and something about the Spanish and their boats.

[DimPrawn]

Weren't trains invented in Britain?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ish_inventions

[AtW]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ish_inventions

Is there Scottish inventions page?

[Gonzo]

Is there Scottish inventions page?

I expect that there is.

ISTR the Scottish have been responsible for a large number of inventions.

(Nothing else to do on those long dark cold winter's nights )