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Post by kevmul on Aug 26, 2009 21:08:23 GMT 1
The long-awaited announcement of the proposed Liverpool to London high-speed rail link has been released. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8221540.stmLike many proposals, it might or might not happen, but if it does go ahead, I guess it will sound the death-knell for any lingering hopes we had for a LPL-LON air link. At least its another 20 years away and someone might want to fill the gap, but I doubt it  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2009 23:50:07 GMT 1
Lets hope it does go ahead. The London air link is a none starter anyway. Think of all the extra income it will generate for the loco's when they advertise their LJLA services to incoming tourists and the like. London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh all less than two hours away. Also by then BA will be a distant memory and transatlantic services will be rolling in and out on our soon to be lengthened runway. Thats providing Ryan and Easy get their finger out and do something about it. So, by the time this is built, will we actually need a London air link?
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Post by liverpoolman1 on Aug 27, 2009 8:42:15 GMT 1
The proposed rail link , if it gets off the ground, (excuse the pun) will sound the death knell of many inter-UK air links to Heathrow. The rail link may create a north/south airport strategy with Manchester/Glasgow/Edinburgh vying for a position as the northern alternative to Heathrow. With Scotland flexing its political muscle it may well be that Glasgow will become the northern alternative - Manchester being, with the times available on the new high speed rail link, too close to London to be considered as an alternative. It will be just as quick to travel to Glasgow from Liverpool/Manchester as it will be to get to Heathrow. The high-speed rail link could have a considerable effect on Manchester with long haul traffic going to Heathrow and Glasgow and a similar demise of any dream of transatlantic services out of Liverpool. It it ever materialises, this rail link will have a considerable effect on the present air traffic patterns in the UK and the airports that give early consideration to those effects are the ones that will benefit. Liverpool should be dusting off their Draft Airport Master Plan now and taking into account the effect that a new national rail strategy will have.
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