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12 September 2009

Momentum behind high speed rail is unstoppable

The UK’s Secretary of State for Transport Lord Adonis addresses delegates at Steer Davies Gleave’s highly successful HSR Summit in September 2009.

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The UK’s Secretary of State for Transport Lord Adonis addresses delegates at Steer Davies Gleave’s highly successful HSR Summit in September 2009.

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