Praetorian Outsource Marketing was
concerned to learn that there are delays expected on the new high-speed rail line to be built between London and Birmingham.
Praetorian Outsource Marketing were
understandably excited when they learnt that a new high speed line (HS2) was
due to be built between London and Birmingham. However, the former transport
secretary Lord Adonis has said that the line, due to be open by 2026, might not
be achieved in the 2020s due to “endless dither and delay.”
Although the line has been controversial,
with an expected cost of £33bn, the team at Praetorian Outsource Marketing were
excited that transport links between their home city and London was going to be
improved. The network was given the go-ahead in January. The HS2 will be a high
capacity railways which is designed to standard European high speed
specifications which is different to those of conventional UK rail. Experts have forecast that by 2020 the
technology will exist to develop passenger trains that can travel at up to 400kph.
The HS2 line is going to be capable of carrying trains up to those speeds in
the future and the expected changes to travel times are consequently significant. The current average journey time between London and Birmingham is 1hr 24min.
They project that this will be cut to 49 minutes with the new line.
A spokesperson for the outsource sales and marketing company said, “We’re not talking shaving off a few
minutes, we talking taking a third off the journey time. To be able to get to
London in the time that it can sometimes take to drive across Birmingham is going to do huge things for businesses in the area.” The line is eventually expected to go beyond Birmingham up towards Manchester and possibly into Scotland. Praetorian Outsource Marketing is hopeful that the necessary consultations will take place on time to ensure this exciting project can get under way.
Praetorian Outsource Marketing specialises
in outsource sales and direct marketing for the telecommunications and energy
industries. For more information please visit
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