OVER the past 12 months we have read a great deal about the proposed HS2 high speed railway line across England.

This I and I would suggest the majority of the people of the UK are opposed to on the grounds that a densely populated island like ours does not need this expensive project.

As a nation we are grossly over borrowed and all this would do is increase the congestion in the South East and not the other way round as the government try to tell us.

It is only a status symbol by our ministers and should be left on the drawing board for future generations to decide.

However the HS3 in the north as suggested by the Chancellor is worthy of consideration.

The railway line from London to Fishguard in west Wales was built by Brunel over a century and a half ago and has seen little improvement since and the average speed is 55 miles an hour. As well as serving south and west Wales this line is a link between the EU and Southern Ireland. Should this be classed as HS4 with a tunnel or bridge between Fishguard and Rosslare and much of the cost paid for by Southern Ireland and EU?

Can someone tell me, why does North Wales need a dual carriageway right through to Holyhead while the one in South Wales stops at St Clears?

Sir Eric Howells CBE

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