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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Response rates from 2.5m UK voters.
54% Yes |
46% No |
48% Yes |
29% No |
6% Yes, and extend it to Scotland |
17% No, we should improve existing rail networks instead |
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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It’s fantastic that the government wants to connect the country through the railways, however the amount of money which goes into projects like this ( which are still unfinished ) could be going toward more current and valuable issues such as housing and education.
@9462HWY2yrs2Y
Yes but also to Scotland and Wales.
@96WXK5K2yrs2Y
Yes, but all Major UK cities could also have a high speed railway between each other
@B26LQJX1wk1W
yes but it was mismanaged and over budget, as a result of private companies exploiting the governments deep pockets
@9PHT2T36mos6MO
Yes. Extend it to all across the UK and provide transport services like trams and metros to allow people from surburbs and towns to get to city centres.
@9PHC26S6mos6MO
Yes, but only if it is economically friendly, and doesn't cause any kind of severe noise and/or light pollution.
@9PH8SRX6mos6MO
HS2 should go futher the times it will save is very low compared to the time it takes now, I would like us to invest the money into more advanced way of transport such as the hyperloop or something simular
@9PH24QN6mos6MO
Only provided it offers a demonstrably faster and more efficient service than the standard rail network at good value.
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