Britain - Full speed ahead for UK high speed rail network linking London and Birmingham

Published on Jan 10, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ The British government has given the go ahead for a high-speed rail network initially linking London and Birmingham and later cities further north.

The decision delighting business groups and unions but angering opponents along its route who have said it is unneeded and will scar some of the UK's loveliest countryside.

To meet some of their concerns, extra parts of the route will be sunk into tunnels or cuttings.