High Speed Rail in Britain: about time or a waste of time?

John Preston

Journal of Transport Geography, 2012, vol. 22, issue C, 308-311

Abstract: ► Recent appraisals of High Speed Rail in Britain have produced Benefit Cost Ratios in excess of one. ► Benefits are largely due to travel time savings. ► Infrastructure costs are high in Britain. ► The environmental and wider economic impacts of HSR are relatively small. ► Alternative investments in existing networks may provide better value for money.

Keywords: Rail; Economic appraisal; Time savings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.005

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