And the Transport Committee has supporters and opponents of the controversial HS2 (high speed rail) scheme.
There are a number of proposals for high speed rail lines floating around at the moment.
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Should I put in the high speed rail that goes to the airport or not?
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David Crane, Special Advisor to the Governor and Chair, High Speed Rail Commission, California.
The proposed route for the high speed rail line HS2 ignores Stoke-on-Trent, according to some city residents.
The government's plans for the proposed high speed rail line from London to Birmingham are currently under consultation.
Mr Clegg also promised more high speed rail links and surcharges on most flights under a Lib Dem government.
Chris Adams, who took Wendover for UKIP, said the high speed rail line was a deciding factor in the election.
Other areas relating to Scotland include plans for a new high speed rail network and the scrapping of ID cards.
He also insisted the government would press ahead with their plans for a high speed rail link between London Birmingham.
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It recognised the strong economic and environmental case for the UK high speed rail link to include Scotland from the outset.
Mrs Gillan said she still hoped to stop the HS2 plan for a new high speed rail route between London and Birmingham.
Road funding has also been whittled away by other federal transportation projects like truck safety, transit grants and even high speed rail.
But then, would high speed rail really move growth out, or would it make the whole country into Greater London's commuter belt?
High speed rail is a terrible investment, a black hole for pouring away money, that has little net impact on efficiency or pollution.
It also considered the case for a high speed rail link between London and south Wales as well as an improved north-south line.
But it really is true, that we need to cancel all of the high speed rail lines currently proposed and start all over again.
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But when you're sitting in Birmingham or Manchester, you can see why many people outside London think high speed rail will actually make things worse.
The committee also took evidence from Professor David Begg from the Campaign for High Speed Rail, who said that opposition to the scheme was understandable.
The U.S. High Speed Rail Association is also among the supporters.
Mr Diridon, chairman emeritus of the California High Speed Rail Authority, was addressing like-minded folk at the annual meeting of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association.
Staff at the National Forest have said they will fight for compensation if a proposed HS2 high speed rail route through its woodland gets the go ahead.
There is likely to be a bill paving the way for the second phase of the high speed rail link between Birmingham and Leeds, and Birmingham and Manchester.
This is the idea that the country would be made so much better if only we had a high speed rail link between the North and the South.
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Susan Elan Jones, from Clwyd South, accused Mrs Gillan of a conflict of interest in opposing high speed rail through her Buckinghamshire constituency despite possible benefits to Wales.
High Speed Rail benefits middle-income tourists and affluent business travelers.
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This Preparation Bill, which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales, also allows for "preparatory work for future phases of a high speed rail network at the appropriate time".
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