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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@9LCY6MJ12mos12MO
Yes, it should be built in full to Manchester and Leeds with provisions for Northern Powerhouse Rail and beyond to Scotland and the North East
@9F7P4662yrs2Y
No, the HS2 will only save 15 minutes compared to the current trainlines that are in place.
@8XHBLN53yrs3Y
No they should improve docks and existing rail and roads as we are a island nation
@8XGZMRF3yrs3Y
Should improve docks and rail instead
@8TJQNVX4yrs4Y
No and divert any HS2 funding towards better broadband infrastructure
@9CCDZS7Women's Equality2yrs2Y
There should be more connections from the North.
@98TNQTP2yrs2Y
Rail is more economically friendly than other forms of transport but it damages the environment so 50/50
@8Q4Q3ZD4yrs4Y
Yes if it doesn’t effect houses
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