NIMBYs against public transport again (and with it, the reduction in HGVs gained by freeing up more capacity for freight trains on other lines).
Remember when HS2 was first announced?
It was going to connect the country and boost the economy from London to Scotland.
It was going to be a boon for health as well, the cycle path running along it and interconnecting with local routes would hugely boost the numbers of people cycling.
All for only £20billion*
I think what we’re getting now is a train that goes from London to Manchester via Birmingham and nothing else.
Don’t worry though while it’ll probably cost +£60billion, it will make the trip *slightly* faster than the existing line…
*I think that was the original figure.
Maybe some of this stuff ought to be formally written down and made available to the public… just like we don’t trust people ‘for just cause’.
I don’t know why you wouldn’t just go to Japan and hire the engineers that have built bullet trains to come and design a line here, people with a track record in delivering proper high speed trains.
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NIMBYs against public transport again (and with it, the reduction in HGVs gained by freeing up more capacity for freight trains on other lines).
Remember when HS2 was first announced?
It was going to connect the country and boost the economy from London to Scotland.
It was going to be a boon for health as well, the cycle path running along it and interconnecting with local routes would hugely boost the numbers of people cycling.
All for only £20billion*
I think what we’re getting now is a train that goes from London to Manchester via Birmingham and nothing else.
Don’t worry though while it’ll probably cost +£60billion, it will make the trip *slightly* faster than the existing line…
*I think that was the original figure.
Maybe some of this stuff ought to be formally written down and made available to the public… just like we don’t trust people ‘for just cause’.
I don’t know why you wouldn’t just go to Japan and hire the engineers that have built bullet trains to come and design a line here, people with a track record in delivering proper high speed trains.