Greengauge 21 is a non-for-profit registered company that aims to investigate and develop the concepts associated with a UK high speed rail network.

Research

Previous research into High Speed Rail (HSR) has tended to focus on the international spacial level, Greengauge is one of a number of groups now using a multilevel (regional, national and international) analysis to satisfactorily understand HSR’s territorial implications Greengauge 21 has shown, while capacity on the new line (HS2) is expected to be fully used soon enough (certainly within 20 years of opening), there is plenty of scope and a good business case for a second north–south high-speed line

In February 2010 Greengauge 21 contracted KPMG

KPMG

KPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....

 one of the big four auditing firms to conduct a study into the economic benefits of a high speed rail network. The findings of this research were published in the report "Consequences for employment and economic growth"

Greengauge 21 research has found that the price of travel on a future domestic High Speed network will be comparable with fares on conventional trains. A new report says that many passengers could be paying no more than £20, and dismisses claims that High Speed rail will be the preserve of a wealthy elite.

Many of Greengauge 21's recommendations have been incorporated into the planning of High Speed 2

High Speed 2

High Speed 2 is a proposed high-speed railway between London and the Midlands, the North of England, and potentially at a later stage the central belt of Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company established by the British government...

 a high speed rail line which will link London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 to Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 with possible future phases extending the line to the North of England and Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 

Publications

• Capturing the benefits of HS2 on existing lines
• HS2 - Why the critics are wrong
• High-Speed Rail: Fair and Affordable
• Fast Forward: A High-Speed Rail Strategy for Britain
• The Next Steps for High Speed Rail in Britain

See also

• High Speed 2
  High Speed 2
  High Speed 2 is a proposed high-speed railway between London and the Midlands, the North of England, and potentially at a later stage the central belt of Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company established by the British government...
  
  
• High Speed 1
• High-speed rail in the United Kingdom
  High-speed rail in the United Kingdom
  The international definition of high-speed rail embraces new lines with a top speed of at least and existing lines with a top speed of around...
  
  
• Channel Tunnel
  Channel Tunnel
  The Channel Tunnel is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is deep...
  
  
• Department for Transport
  Department for Transport
  In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...