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[quote user="PJS1"]Will this line be built along existing rights-of-way or will it require a new right-of-way?[/quote] I don't know of any old rail lines in Europe whose complete alignment were good enough for upgrading to more than 143 mph. That doesn't exclude that there are stretches straight enough for ue in the HS2. The High Speed 2 phase 1, London to Birmingham, will be built on a new alignment: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/HS2_phase_1.png/800px-HS2_phase_1.png">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/HS2_phase_1.png/800px-HS2_phase_1.png</a> In some places, like going into the cities, old trackage might be used. High Speed 2 phase 2, Birmingham to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds, seems to contain a section on the old RofW: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/HS2_phase_2.png/800px-HS2_phase_2.png">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/HS2_phase_2.png/800px-HS2_phase_2.png</a> Regards, Volker
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