Westham67 11:09 Fri Jan 27
HS2 may not run through to central London - report
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64421566
They are making it up as they go along
Its not surprising as ground was broken too early just to push to the project through
Crossrail on steroids
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ted fenton
11:21 Fri Jan 27
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Just seen this on the News kind of defeats the object doesn't it !!
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Leonard Hatred
11:24 Fri Jan 27
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FMOB
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only1billybonds
11:53 Fri Jan 27
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Colossal waste of money from day 1.
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Mike Oxsaw
12:06 Fri Jan 27
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Prelude to cancellation without losing face?
They may just add a couple more lines from Paddington to Old Oak Common and claim full delivery to London that way.
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overbyyer
12:17 Fri Jan 27
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There's too much completed infrastructure through the Chilterns for it to be curtailed - more likely to revert to a second West Coast mainline with stops at newly created 'new towns' along the the route, or perhaps more of a priority for freight services as they currently struggle for decent access to the existing west Coast mainline.
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Westham67
1:03 Fri Jan 27
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They plan to use the Elizabeth line to get the HS2 terminal which means more fares
And 2033 is a reach as well
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RBshorty
1:12 Fri Jan 27
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Money get's tight. The shit get's real.
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Far Cough
1:38 Fri Jan 27
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Hunt: HS2 will go to central London
In the last few moments, Jeremy Hunt has reiterated that HS2 will go all the way to London Euston station as planned.
It follows reports that the high-speed rail line may no longer reach central London.
"I don't see any conceivable circumstance in which that would not end up at Euston," he says.
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Mike Oxsaw
1:48 Fri Jan 27
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It may well eventually reach Euston, but I suspect the opening of the Old Oak Common to Euston part of the line won't actually happen until about 2040 following push-back after push-back, so, as stated already, passengers will be expected to use the Elizabeth Line for that part of their journey.
There will be no saving in overall end-to-end journey times unless and until that leg is complete.
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Toe Rag
1:52 Fri Jan 27
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They demolished a good REAL ALE pub for this.
RIP the Brie Louise.
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Far Cough
1:52 Fri Jan 27
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Oxsnore knows more about HS2 than Jeremy Hunt
Bravo
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Mike Oxsaw
1:56 Fri Jan 27
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I suspect that the whole country knows more about HS2 than Jeremy Hunt.
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MancIron
1:58 Fri Jan 27
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what Toe Rag said
used to enjoy a pint in the Bree Louise, at the time the only decent boozer near Euston
Euston tap is a reasonable replacement though.
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Toe Rag
1:58 Fri Jan 27
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Haha, I’ve got cheese on the brain!
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Westham67
2:01 Fri Jan 27
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Very true Mike the most troublesome and time consuming structures , earthworks and land acquisition.The section between Birmingham and Nottingham 50 viaduct over 12 Km roughly and 60 odd overbridges
The one I was speaking with they have not tendered for the Birmingham section
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Westham67
2:04 Fri Jan 27
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Its not like a politician "Massage" the truth especially when they are likely to be of office in 18 months time
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eusebiovic
2:10 Fri Jan 27
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It would probably have made much more sense to run it down to the old Kensington Olympia Station - I think that was the original plan over 100 years ago but it never quite happened due to vested interests.
Sounds familiar doesn't it?
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Exiled In Surrey
11:21 Fri Jan 27
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Convert it to a cycle path
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
3:49 Sat Jan 28
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Stoke on Trent is the 10th largest city in England and an absolute 100% khazi.
HS2 is supposed to be revitalising the north of England.
Why then will HS2 go straight through the middle of Stoke but not stop there?
The whole thing is madness.
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Mike Oxsaw
8:16 Sun Jan 29
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HS2 is/was never, ever, about improving the transport infrastructure in the UK or "levelling up" the north (of Watford).
It was all about resolving the fact that the UK is/was probably the only country in the civilised world without a (proper) High Speed railway.
That bit of track from the Channel Tunnel is simply a branch line out of Lille - the modern day equivalent of the Titfield Thunderbolt - a fact (FACT) that politicians and (senior) civil servants detested being pointed out when the subject of transport ever came up at international meetings.
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