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MPs raise high speed rail concerns
TWO Chilterns MPs met rail bosses this week to discuss their concerns about a high speed rail link running through the district.
Great Missenden MP David Lidlington and Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillan met Sir David Rowland, chairman of High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2), on Monday (29/6).
HS2 has been set up by the government to plan a high speed rail link between London and west Midlands and will present a report outlining their preferred route at the end of year.
There have been fears that it will run through the Chilterns.
Mr Lidlington said after the meeting: "We don't get to know if this new rail link will go through the Chilterns, but we wanted to know more about the project and to tell HS2 about the concerns of our constituents. Sir David made it clear that no decision had yet been made about a preferred route.
"Explicit reassurances were given that high speed trains would not run through existing routes, with High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Aylesbury being specifically ruled out.
"Sir David also said that if a high speed service were built it would not disrupt local commuter services because it would not use Chiltern Railways track.
"Sir David told me that HS2 is planning to consult the Chilterns Conservation Board and the Chiltern Society during the next few weeks.
"I will keep people up to date on the progress of the project, making sure that that the environmental impact is top of the agenda."
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