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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@9P8VKW810mos10MO
No it was a complete waste of money up grade carlisle and west costs and make carlisle an international Airport
No, and we should recoup the funds embezzled in this white elephant scheme from Conservative party members.
@9LJTGJM12mos12MO
If they can do it without wasting more money cancelling it later down the line than why not! And even more places
@9MZFTYG10mos10MO
To an extent, unsure if the costs outweigh potential benefits, money could have been used more wisely to subsidise current rail travel
@99YN6KC2yrs2Y
Yes and also improve other railways
@92XY2463yrs3Y
No, we should be investing in a similar route but investing in the production of hyperloop instead.
@8VN7KRD4yrs4Y
@8S22F354yrs4Y
Yes, but extensive efforts to minimise disruption to communities should be made.
@9BGFSTZLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes, but after the government has total financial stability.
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