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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@9B2G4YWLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Yes, and create more high speed railways connecting other major cities such as Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, etc.
@98Y47ZQ2yrs2Y
HS2 is outdated, we should take it no further than London to Birmingham. Instead we should improve rail networks and services between towns and cities and between cities and cities. We should build HS3 using Japan and Korea as best in class and start HS3 from Wales or Scotland. We should also have a rail connection between Northern Ireland and mainland Britain.
@9698Z3K2yrs2Y
yes. if it is to be extended to scotland
@8YJSP6L3yrs3Y
doesn’t bother me either way
@8SPNGNV4yrs4Y
Not informed enough to have an opinion
Yes but with environmental considerations and extend it to Scotland
No, improve existing networks and extend to Scotland
Yes, but it should keep disruption during construction to a minimum.
@8R56NKT4yrs4Y
No we should focus on improving existing railways and making the electric.
@8NQF5LQ4yrs4Y
I live in Scotland and this is not a concern to me.
@8NH5ZC64yrs4Y
I believe England should pay for this without part of the debt attributed to the 3 other countries of the UK
@9B5V9762yrs2Y
No, we should improve and build a Northern Rail infrastructure to support with levelling up
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