Sentences with phrase «new high speed rail line»

Miliband will say that a Labour government would introduce new technical degrees to meet the demand for hundreds of thousands of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) technicians needed for infrastructure projects such as the new high speed rail line and the Thames Tideway.

Ms Bennett's travel update covered issues such as the prospects for aviation policy, new high speed rail lines and fracking.

«Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers said this week that the Conservatives will back the development of new high speed rail lines in their election manifesto... «I am working hard on proposals to take high speed rail forward in this country to see if we can't at least start to catch up with countries like France and to deal with the capacity problems on our network,» she said.»

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WALINI, Indonesia — Indonesia broke ground Thursday on a new rail line between the capital Jakarta and Bandung, officially marking the start of three years of construction on what is expected to be the first high - speed rail service to operate in Southeast Asia.

Campaigners intent on stopping the construction of Britain's new high speed rail system were gearing up for a fight today, after the route of the line was announced.

-- The first draft of a report examining five alternatives for the Upstate New York high - speed rail line is due to be completed before the end of the summer.

Therein lies a key danger: Britain has a reputation for the highest rail fares in Europe, but fares on any new high speed line must be competitive.

Reps. Ann Marie Buerkle and Hanna are among the minority of New York's congressional delegation who oppose an Upstate high - speed rail line, saying it does not make sense in an era of shrinking government budgets.

Sir David Higgins, who is taking over the body developing the high - speed railway line between London and Birmingham, has been stating his case for the new rail line.

This project will enable Amtrak to create a high - speed rail line from New York to Boston.

«Last week the Transport Secretary confirmed a number of commitments around rail in the South West, most notably around improvements to the line at Dawlish, while passengers on the Great Western route can look forward to the introduction of new high - speed trains from this summer, with extra capacity at peak times.

«Stephen Hammond, the shadow transport minister, said the Conservatives had taken «excellent advice» on high - speed rail and were confident that a new line would be a success.

On 31 March last year — the day before Railtrack took over responsibility for safety on the railways — the chairman of British Rail wrote to MacGregor to say that if it was up to him, ATP would be adopted on new high - speed lines.

While working on the route of U.K.'s new high - speed rail line HS2, workers discovered an ancient coastline in a London suburb.

In fact, CAF has opened shop in Elmira, New York, and is manufacturing rail cars for Amtrak to use along its high - speed lines.

It also plans to build new passenger - dedicated high - speed rail lines.

A Guide to Obama's Plans New Governors Kill $ 1.2 Billion High Speed Rail Lines in Ohio

HS2 Ltd is the developer of Britain's new north - south high speed rail line connecting the capital to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.

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