Press releases
UK cities greet HS2 report and White Paper as first step to a high speed future for Britain
Thursday 11 March 2010
HSR\\UK, a campaign coalition of Britain’s 11 leading cities has said the publication today of the HS2 Report and the Government’s High Speed Rail Command Paper was a welcome start to developing a high speed rail (HSR) network in the country.
The cross-party campaign, which is building political and community support for a high speed rail network across Britain welcomed the commitment to the first stage of such a network and the detail of the plans outlined in HS2. Continue reading
High-Speed Rail: Generating a Return for the Exchequer
Wednesday 24 February 2010
GREENGAUGE 21
High-speed rail will enhance economic performance and will boost annual economic output between £17bn and £29bn, by 2040 says Greengauge 21 in a new study entitled High-speed Rail in Britain: Consequences for Employment and Economic Growth. Continue reading
High Speed Rail makes for Great Transport Debate
Wednesady 17 February 2010
Campaign Chair of HSR//UK, Sir Richard Leese laid down the gauntlet today - at the Transport Times Conference, London - for a post-election strategy on a high speed rail network that benefits the whole of the UK, allowing the economies of major cities to expand. Continue reading
The Need for Speed?
Wednesday 03 February 2010
Sir Richard Leese talks about HSR\\UK to Industry and Parliament Trust magazine, The Bridge. Continue reading
Christmas travel is more stressful than cooking turkey or seeing family
Friday 18 December 2009
When Chris Rea was Driving Home for Christmas he was ‘top to toe in tail lights’ and it seems the British public are fed up with that too in December with 42% of the UK population finding traffic jams more stressful than any other part of travelling during the festive season.
And traffic jams were felt to be more stressful than public transport delays with only 18% of respondents grumbling about being stuck on trains. Both were more stressful than cooking Christmas dinner (17%) or spending time with family (14%). Continue reading
Europe backs cities’ Copenhagen call for high speed rail to cut CO2
Tuesday 08 December 2009
Now is the time for Britain to join the high speed rail revolution if it is to meet the emissions targets on the table at this week’s Copenhagen summit, says HSR//UK, the consortium of 11 cities, backing a high speed rail network for Britain, with other European countries now backing the campaign. Continue reading
HSR\\UK call to raise the stakes on High Speed Rail
Monday 02 November 2009
High speed rail campaign group, HSR\\UK, will use the Core Cities Summit in Liverpool this week to call on all the main political parties to raise their game in their election manifesto plans for a high speed rail network. Continue reading
We all want to be alone according to HSR//UK survey
Saturday 24 October 2009
Greta Garbo wanted to be, and Girls Aloud thought they were, and now according to a new survey, 44% of people would do it with the extra hour they’ll gain this weekend when the clocks go back. It seems more and more people want to be alone and enjoy a bit of ‘me time’, with more women than men wanting to spend some time by themselves. Only 31% of respondents wanted more to spend more time with family and friends, and just 29% of people wanted to spend their extra hour sleeping in.
The survey was conducted by the HSR (High Speed Rail) UK campaign group. Continue reading
HSR UK team welcomes Greengauge 21 report into High Speed Rail
Thursday 17 September 2009
HSR UK, the campaign coalition made up of 11 UK cities to support the case for a high speed rail network in the UK, today welcomed the latest report from Greengauge21, Fast Forward: A High-Speed Rail Strategy for Britain. Continue reading
UK cities join up to launch High Speed Rail campaign
Wednesday 09 September 2009
Today 11 major UK cities joined together to call for the development of a high speed rail network and launched their HSR||UK lobby. Continue reading