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But which government will pay for it – perhaps ScotGov should pay for it out of the overgenerous Fiscal Framework?
Work with the ultimate aim to deliver a 3-hour rail journey time between Scotland & London will get underway next year.  This comes alongside publication of the HS2 Ltd report Broad options for upgraded and high speed railways to the North of England and Scotland.  The report, jointly commissioned by the 2 governments, considers various options including upgrades or new routes to deliver the 3-hour journey time. Work is now planned to be carried out in 2017 to identify options with the best business case for implementation from 2019 onwards.
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DfT:  3-hour Scotland to London rail journeys on track

Instead of imposing the controversial, noisy & dubiously beneficial HS2 on the Shires, why not start with the ‘urgently needed’ HS3 & other road / rail improvements in the North

An independent Scotland could require more than the ‘benefits of £24bn’ to both pay for the extension of HS2 and the subsidies of the existing railway(s)
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