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“ Whi l et her e’ sundoubt edl yaneedt odr i v ei nnov at i on–orr ev ol ut i onasMrWi l l i amsc al l edi t–ac r os sr ai l f ort hebenef i tofpas s enger s ,i t ’ sac onc er nt hatt hel at es tannounc ementov er l ook ed t hes t af f i ngc hal l engesf ac i ngt hes ec t or .Theex per i enc epeopl e hav ewi t hr ai l i s n’ tj us tdef i nedbyt i c k etof f i c esort r ai nt i met abl es .Wi t houtt hegener al l ogi s t i c sofr ai l mai nt enanc eanddev el opment ,i ti sal mos ti mpos s i bl et oi mpr ov epas s engerv i ewson t r ai nt r av el . “ Thebi gges tc onc er natt hemomenti st hatwhi l et her e’ sc er t ai nl yanabundanc eofpr oj ec t ss uc hasHS2i nt hepi pel i ne,t hehi s t or i c al r es our c esc hal l engesr emai n.Whatwe’ dl i k et os eei st he pot ent i al newr ai l bodyi nc or por at et heneedt oat t r ac tmor e peopl ei nt oac ar eeri nt hes ec t orandi nv es ti nt hedev el opment ofs k i l l s ,wi t houtwhi c ht her es i mpl ywoul dn’ tbear ai l net wor k . ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ues k yPR
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