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> Max line speed of HS2 is 360km/h, with provision for 400 in some sections in future. That's already been reduced to 320 km/h under this year's "HS2 reset". W
by gib444 4mo ago
> Max line speed of HS2 is 360km/h, with provision for 400 in some sections in future.
That's already been reduced to 320 km/h under this year's "HS2 reset". Which I imagine in reality will be 300 km/h normally at most, with even lower speeds seen day to day
Interestingly the written report to the government stated "However, no railway in the UK, or globally, is currently engineered for 360 kph". Are you incorrect or did they forget to include China in their research?
Anyway, I thought these were last decade's talking points? I thought it was all about capacity now, not speed? Except I thought there were also rumblings about reducing capacity from the previous announcements? Hard to keep up...!
- dcel 4mo agoThe messaging, in general, has been abysmal. But capacity and speed are not separate concerns. Consistently high average speeds increase capacity - I wish this had been actually communicated.
- gib444 4mo ago> The messaging, in general, has been abysmal Indeed, which has eroded trust. That along with huge cost revisions, you can see why some people are incredibly pessimistic about the entire project It was all planned lies: high speed rail is sexy. It sold the project. > Consistently high average speeds increase capacity - I wish this had been actually communicated. Show us the numbers then ;) And the cost benefit of higher speed vs longer stations and trains