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  "path": "/articles/hs2s-original-plan-relied-on-a-railway-signalling-system-that-didnt-exist-89830/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T06:00:49.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Transport ministers revealed HS2 had once planned to develop a bespoke high-speed signalling system from scratch — a risk now abandoned in favour of standard European ETCS technology.\n\nRead more ›",
  "title": "HS2’s original plan relied on a railway signalling system that didn’t exist"
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