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The odds of any of this happening are extremely low. Nonetheless, it
is fun to brainstorm it. :-)

I was just pointing out that an awful lot of water has to pass under
the political bridge over the next year or so.

Most commentators, at the moment, seem to be of the opinion that
whoever wins an election will be faced with having to unleash carnage
on public sector spending so what chance high speed rail up against
hip operations?

The chance of high speed rail being done profitably, the way it has
been done elsewhere, here in the UK are not good given our somewhat
over the top requirements on planning regulations, environmental
measures and safety restrictions.

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And utterly stupid requirement to fund the whole thing in one go rather than
doing it piece-meal like every other country does.

tim