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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@9KMC5MC1yr1Y
it's good for transport but there's already good/ sufficient links so we should focus efforts elsewhere
@8XCL57L3yrs3Y
I dont see whats wrong with
@8XCL52JWomen's Equality3yrs3Y
i think that it should be there for people in emergency's that need to get to work fast but to use this they need a reason either for urgent work hospital visits (emergency) or anything really important.
@8S7VYMD4yrs4Y
I'm unsure about this one.
@8Q3WMVV4yrs4Y
Yes, but also focus on improving existing rail networks
@963KC6X2yrs2Y
Yes, but pay for more environmental projects
@93G72FR3yrs3Y
Yes but make it Eco friendly
Support it but not the extortionate cost.
@8QCX5N74yrs4Y
improve existing rail networks, especially those east to west and vice-versa
@96NQWCV2yrs2Y
I just don’t care, it doesn’t effect me in Kent
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