High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway between London Euston to central Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company limited by guarantee established by the UK government. Four major city centres shall be served directly: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. From November 2021 to June 2022 substantial parts of HS2 were dropped. As part of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands it was announced that most of the eastern leg of phase 2b from Birmingham via the East Midlands to Leeds/York would be dropped. Supporters of the project believe that the additional capacity and reliability provided by HS2 will cater for pre-COVID rising passenger numbers while driving further modal shift to rail. Opponents believe that the project is neither environmentally nor financially sustainable.
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@96WXK5K2yrs2Y
Yes, but all Major UK cities could also have a high speed railway between each other
@9M3RX9H11mos11MO
We need more rail infrastructure in the North, not necessarily London to Birmingham, but London to Manchester as originlly planned.
@937CMH83yrs3Y
Yes - but only if done efficiently
@8W4KPCV4yrs4Y
I don’t have an opinion.
@8TYRY8N4yrs4Y
should be extended at least to central scotland
@SantiagoSeaborn4yrs4Y
Yes in theory but HS2 has been terrible in practice
@8TDNGMDConservative4yrs4Y
Sort of but find a cheaper way
@8SMBHNQ4yrs4Y
What about the London to Swansea line updates?
@9CLJTJ92yrs2Y
Yes, and connect it to Bristol
@98852862yrs2Y
I don't mind the idea of HS2 but there needs to be more routes and improvements to existing routes in certain areas of the country e.g. routes from North to South Wales, routes around the north of England etc. So many communities are isolated because there are no trains, or the existing ones are barely up to standard.
@97WVXM72yrs2Y
Collective of the higher paid business collectively pay for a public service.
@92NSY5B3yrs3Y
Only if a cheap option is available
@949BJH43yrs3Y
No, the money should be spent on improving communications instead to ensure everyone in the country has fiber or equivalent.
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