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The UK might change short-haul flights with trains

London, UK - For environmental reasons and to make links between London and Scotland easier

London government is thinking to replace short-haul flights with high-speed trains and plans for a similar solutions would already be in a very advanced state, the newspaper "The Guardian" reported today quoting British transports secretary Andrew Adonis. By the end of the year the London-Birmingham might be launched, financed through public-private partnerships, and it would be possible to extend...

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Rome, Italy, 08/05/2009 17:58
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