Plans for a new high-speed rail network, featuring 250mph trains, have been announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.
A White Paper is recommending a route for a new line between London and Birmingham with a future extension to northern England and Scotland.
The public will be consulted on the proposed route, with work unlikely to start until 2017 at the earliest.
Emma Simpson reports.
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