The Charter is looking beyond the public consultation period to influencing Government through the entire process of approving the next High Speed Rail line.
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Date |
Timetable |
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March 2010 |
Government Command Paper on HSR and the route published |
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December 2010 |
Changes to route are made and Government publishes preferred route between London and Birmingham (phase 1) |
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28 February – 29 July 2011 |
High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain’s Future public consultation |
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9 April 2011 |
Right Lines Charter launched |
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July – September 2011 |
House of Commons Transport Select Committee inquiry into the strategic case for HSR |
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September 2011 |
Network Rail - Rail Industry Plan |
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November 2011 |
Transport Select Committee report on HSR inquiry published |
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10 January 2012 |
Announcement of the Government’s decision on HSR consultation and detailed route for phase 1 |
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February 2012 |
Publication of Rail Command Paper, the Government’s response to the McNulty rail value for money study, which will set out the future structure of the rail industry. |
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February – May 2012 |
Consultation period for the draft National Networks National Policy Statement (covering trunk roads, rail and rail freight interchanges) |
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Autumn 2012 |
Informal consultation for preferred route for phase 2 (Birmingham to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds) – the details of the route may not be made public |
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2012 – 2013 |
Draft Environmental Impact Assessment for phase 1, followed by consultation in spring 2013 |
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Spring 2012 to Autumn 2013 |
Preparation of Hybrid Bill for phase 1 |
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Autumn 2013 to Spring 2015 |
First Hybrid Bill through Parliament for phase 1 |
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January 2014 |
Formal consultation for phase 2 |
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2016 – 2021 |
Second Hybrid Bill through Parliament for phase 2 |
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2016 – 2024 |
Construction of phase 1 |
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2024 – 2025 |
Testing of phase 1 |
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Mid 2020’s |
Begin construction of phase 2 |
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2026 |
Opening of phase 1 |
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2032 – 2033 |
Opening of phase 2 |