HS2

[kas_tippler]

Wasn't it Daniel Defoe who said that Wythenshawe was the greatest little village in the whole of England? Or was that all of Manchester?

And I'm absolutely certain that JK Galbraith said that if he didn't make Paradise he'd settle for Wythenshawe.

Think you'll find it was Jamine Defoe

 

[aguero93:20]

Preferably they start the process about 0400 hrs with no resident notice.

Do they make silencers for bulldozers?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Do they make silencers for bulldozers?

Bulldozers? I'd be favouring the Tomahawk missile approach.

 

[The Pink Panther]

Some people would still have us using steam with a man and a reg flag in front.

By the time HS2 is completed (if it ever is), it will be so outdated that it shall be looked on as Victorian

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Do they make silencers for bulldozers?

If they did you'd probably be able to buy one in Wythy.

 

[SWP's back]

By the time HS2 is completed (if it ever is), it will be so outdated that it shall be looked on as Victorian

You expecting hover cars by then?

 

[Manchester33]

You expecting hover cars by then?

To be fair, the likes of this will be abundant by the time HS2 is finished: https://hyperloop-one.com/#our-story

Installing that would be cheaper, greener and more innovative. The only downside is it would be harder for our government to line it's friend's pockets.

 

[aguero93:20]

Bulldozers? I'd be favouring the Tomahawk missile approach.

I'd kill for (and with) a couple of those. Bye bye Dundalk hi.

 

[The Pink Panther]

You expecting hover cars by then?

Nope
Commuters will not have to visit the office as much With the advance in technology we will be working much more from home
HS2 is supposedly about releasing more capacity on rail. There is already a mass of space on trains to and from London. What you find is that at the most expensive times to travel there is an abundance of capacity and then at the reduced rate around "rush hour" the trains are jam packed
If they want to solve the problem of overcrowding, drop the prices of rush hour train tickets

As someone has already pointed out, HS2 will do very little to solve local commuter capacity issues and will not even scratch the surface of easing any pressure on our road network

 

[Kompany is King]

Seems to be a very, very expensive fix which for me serves the south more than the north.

By the time it is built surely we will be using technology even more & not travelling for work as much e.g. Skype.

Spend money on local rail issues/overcrowding/ticket prices. Also on local/national road networks to reduce dependency on M1 & M6 particularly annoying if traffic delays are in place with little option to go a different route.