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Responding to the publication of the HS2 Plus report by Sir David Higgins’, Michael Roberts, RDG director general of the Rail Delivery Group, which speaks on behalf of the rail industry, said:
“HS2 must become the backbone of a growing railway so that Britain can meet the challenge of booming demand for extra passenger and freight services it faces now and in the future. It’s time to move on from talking about if the new line should be built to planning how services will be run, drawing on the expertise of an industry responsible for the safest and fastest growing major railway in Europe.”
