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High-speed rail 'losers' revealed

19 October 2013

...to Birmingham and to Manchester and Leeds. The Department for Transport say ultimately the line would reduce journey times to Edinburgh and Glasgow by an hour. Professor Henry Overman from the London School of Economics - formerly an expert adviser to HS2 Ltd - told the BBC it was obvious that, as some cities, towns and regions reap the benefits of being better connected, other places away from the line will pay a price.

This news article appeared on the BBC news website on October 19, 2013
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Related publications
HS2: assessing the costs and benefits, Henry Overman. Article in CentrePiece Volume 16, Issue 3, Winter 2012

Related links
Henry Overman webpage
Globalisation Programme webpage
SERC website

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