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Network Rail has proposed a £34bn high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030
Aug 26 2009, Elliott

Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030.

The line will serve Birmingham and Manchester, getting passengers from Glasgow to London in just two hours and 16 minutes, the rail firm said.

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