A report commissioned by the British government has rejected alternatives to a planned high-speed train project — the clearest sign yet that the 32 billion-pound (US$49 billion) scheme will go ahead.
The Network Rail review says Saturday that alternatives will cause long delays to travelers during the building stages and fail to deal with overcrowding on trains.
The high-speed rail project aims to shorten journey times between London and Birmingham, and later stages include connections to more northern cities.
