landslide In the absence of HS2, the proposed high-speed link from London to the Midlands and North West, Britain’s railways rely upon the skeleton of a Victorian network – and signalling that is stuck in the 20th century. -- disparagingly known. While digital signalling direct to the driver’s cab is widespread in Europe, the only line on which it is used in Britain is HS1, the high-speed railway from London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel. -- More about Travel | British Rail | rail travel | Watford | UK weather | HS2 | Show{{#moreThan3_total}} {{value_total}} {{/moreThan3_total}} comments