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I support HS2 in principle, but the practical outcome is dire - they are having trouble securing rolling stock, and it looks like due to noise concerns they’re

I support HS2 in principle, but the practical outcome is dire - they are having trouble securing rolling stock, and it looks like due to noise concerns they’re only going to run something like four (diesel) trains a day on it, at 60kph - and then they’ll declare it unprofitable and beeching it, most likely. This is just how public infrastructure projects in the U.K. work, I’m afraid.

panick21_ 4y ago
I don't believe that. If the lines that get built they will 100% not run diesel trains on it and it will run as often as planned. At least after a few years. And if a project is done for the next 100+ years, then a few years lower utilization isn't a big deal. Seems to me all the claims made about how it will fall short and be barley better then a old Victorian line is scare mongering to devalue the project and discredit the benefits it gives. What is really sad is that the Greens are against it, what utter idiots. Hopefully you can elect some government that actually gets behind the project fully again. > and then they’ll declare it unprofitable and beeching it, most likely I don't believe that. NetworkRail was unprofitable, made public still exists. Franchise, unprofitable, made public again still exist. So the idea of these lines simply going away isn't really credible.