And never again, for all eternity, will the train stop at this station to take him back to the world he came from.

NEWYORKER: Town of Cats

This system, Positive Train Control (PTC), is intended to stop or slow a train automatically if a driver goes too fast or passes a red signal.

ECONOMIST: American railways

"But what they will find is that masses more people will be saying 'stop HS2' because there is no business case, no environmental case and no need whatsoever for this fast train for fat cats, " Mr Rukin added.

BBC: HS2: Transport minister says 'upset' is inevitable