dave55uk
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I have just seen a news report on the BBC News website where they want to speed up journey times between Norwich/Ipswich and London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-24860394
The time saving quoted from Ipswich to London would only be TEN minutes. Is it really worthwhile spending (probably) quite a lot of money just to save such a small amount of time? Why does everyone seemingly want to get from A to B as fast as possible? Do people not enjoy the actual journey anymore?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-24860394
Taskforce to speed up rail travel in East of England
A taskforce is being set up to find ways to speed up rail services to the East of England by as much as 25%.
Chancellor George Osborne MP said he wanted the journey time from Norwich to London to be cut to 90 minutes and Ipswich to London to 60 minutes.
At present, it takes about two hours from Norwich and about one hour and 10 minutes from Ipswich.
The taskforce will be made up of Department for Transport officials, Network Rail experts and local MPs.
The main line service goes through Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
'Efficient rail services'
Mr Osborne, who addressed the city's chamber of commerce, welcomed the "Norwich in Ninety" campaign by MPs, councils and business leaders, to speed up links to London.....
The time saving quoted from Ipswich to London would only be TEN minutes. Is it really worthwhile spending (probably) quite a lot of money just to save such a small amount of time? Why does everyone seemingly want to get from A to B as fast as possible? Do people not enjoy the actual journey anymore?