The government is truly thinking about moving ahead with a high speed rail network between London and Scotland. This is an agreement that could go through as early as March, according to the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis.

This move follows approval of a government-backed study into a 200 mile an hour route that would cut journey times to the north of Britain by half to just over two hours. However, the government is not so quick to jump on this new route if it is not profitable, because it will cost an estimated £34 billion to build and will likely take many years to make. Thus, this is not something that people will get to see made next year even if its approved.

The proposal for this rail will be drawn up after Lord Adonis receives the report from High Speed 2. This is a company that was set up by the government earlier this year to draw up detailed plans of a fast north and south rail link.

Adonis went on to say that this is the most detailed examination ever undertaken with high speed rails in Britain. The UK high speed network, unfortunately, lags behind many other European countries. On top of this, the high speed rails that the UK does have, do not connect any of the major cities.

The High Speed 2 report will detail a route for the first stage of north and sough high speed lines that will connect London to the West Midlands. It will also include options for extending the link further north, to northwest England, the east Midlands, Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland.