HS2 - Cancel it now

[blueinsa]

Even if completed, it will never take an hour from Manchester to London
The distance is roughly 200 miles and the maximum speed is a supposed 225mph
The train will be limited at the start and ends of the journey for example it wo t be travelling through Stockport station at 225 and by law it will have to stop there and to be anywhere near an hour, then that means it has to be direct and no stops
For how much distance will it be running at full tilt?

Don’t forget the wrong type of leaves on the line will slow it down to 40mph for safety reasons as well ;-)

 

[west didsblue]

Even if completed, it will never take an hour from Manchester to London
The distance is roughly 200 miles and the maximum speed is a supposed 225mph
The train will be limited at the start and ends of the journey for example it wo t be travelling through Stockport station at 225 and by law it will have to stop there and to be anywhere near an hour, then that means it has to be direct and no stops
For how much distance will it be running at full tilt?

I also would be amazed if trains went through Stockport station at 225mph, especially as the line doesn’t go that way.

 

[dickie davies]

I also would be amazed if trains went through Stockport station at 225mph, especially as the line doesn’t go that way.

I stand very much corrected

 

[BerkshireBlue]

I hope it doesn’t reach us.

It’s only been thought up to drain talent out of the places it will reach and take them down to London with the enticement of a one hour (from Manchester) commute there.

Fuck it and fuck ’em!

We need a Liverpool to Leeds line far more than we need a Manchester to London line.

it's stupid that there isn't a fast link between 3 huge cities that are next to each other. This alone would help a lot more people then going to London a few minutes quicker

 

[urban genie]

Scrap it and give the money to the north to build a transport network, we can get to london in 2hrs, brumies can in 1 and half hrs, don't need it faster, just more better timetables

Also give some to manc to build an underground

 

[andyhinch]

london to Brum will get done and then they will declare they are skint

Can’t blame people wanting to get out of Brum as quickly as possible TBF ;-)

 

[KS55]

It is Cameron's vanity project. London/SE get over 90% of budget for rail construction. Nuff said.

 

[abu13]

I'd sooner we build a wall to avoid meeting the soft cunts than a line to get there quicker.

 

[East Level 2]

HS2 is about capacity as well as speed. We can't put more trains down the current lines at the time people want to travel.
It might be possible to increase capacity using standard trains but I'm not sure what percentage of the HS2 cost relates to acquiring high speed trains rather than buying land and property and laying tracks.

 

[Blue tube]

Which company will be running the trains on the new line?