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HS2 railway

CliveS
We would all agree that an express link fro London to Birmingham and Manchester would be of great benefit BUT do we have to electrify the entire length of track or just the parts inside city boundaries. 

We can half the construction/infrastructure cost if we use diesel electric trains cross country and convert to electric only inside the city. 

This is environmentally friendly as power stations are only 60% efficient at best and mostly use gas at normal/peak times anyway; isn't it ??
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    Arran 

    Special price deals may be negotiated but long term the cost of electrical energy and gas/kerosene are all tied together.  If oil and gas price increase 50% then electricity will increase 50% because most of our power stations use oil or gas as their primary fuel. 

    So ideally trains should be able to run on diesel in the countryside and on electricity in the cities where air pollution is a health problem.  Hybrid trains should be recommended as the best way forward in my view and forget about electrifying intercity lines.  CliveS
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    Arran 

    Special price deals may be negotiated but long term the cost of electrical energy and gas/kerosene are all tied together.  If oil and gas price increase 50% then electricity will increase 50% because most of our power stations use oil or gas as their primary fuel. 

    So ideally trains should be able to run on diesel in the countryside and on electricity in the cities where air pollution is a health problem.  Hybrid trains should be recommended as the best way forward in my view and forget about electrifying intercity lines.  CliveS
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