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HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent]

Date: 28/01/2013

Details of the next phase of the controversial HS2 high-speed rail link have been unveiled in a move Prime Minister David Cameron said would boost Britain's stagnant economy. Today's announcement details the northern extension of the already-planned London to Birmingham HS2 line as far as Manchester and Leeds

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Lawyers on the line: high-speed rail plan faces 10-year delay

Independent

Details unveiled of second phase of £32.7 billion project which government claims will create at least 100,000 jobs

HS2 to 'combat overcrowding'

BBC

Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary, explained details of the next phase of the HS2 high-speed rail network.

HS2 routes extended to Manchester and Leeds

Channel 4

New high-speed rail routes to cities in the north of England are unveiled, with David Cameron hoping to boost Britain's stagnant economy.

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HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent]

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