We need a truly sustainable alternative to HS2
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-09-30 11:16.The current 250mph-specification high speed rail plan is completely unsustainable and will do nothing to help cut the UK's carbon emissions.
Accepting that we need to improve the railways and encourage greener forms of travel, the Government should take a step back, put HS2 on hold and, as Mr Plowden says, set up an inquiry to examine the key issues. Better to delay for a few months than to commit to the wrong plan for the UK.
MPs will be debating high-speed rail on 13 Oct, so now is the time to write to our MPs urging them to fight for a greener alternative to HS2. There is a site which makes this easy at http://www.highspeedrail.org.uk