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United Kingdom joins the high-speed club
High Speed 1 (HS1), the UK’s first high speed railway,…
26 November 2007 | By Dave Pointon, Managing Director, Union Railways (North) Ltd
High Speed 1 (HS1), the UK’s first high speed railway, opened for business on 14 November 2007. Dave Pointon, Managing Director of project client Union Railways, looks back at key aspects of the 14-year planning and construction effort.