Crossrail, I can understand - it overtly benefits London alone. However, given that one of HS2's main objectives is to free up freight capacity on the WCML whi

Crossrail, I can understand - it overtly benefits London alone. However, given that one of HS2's main objectives is to free up freight capacity on the WCML which benefits most places from London up through to the North West and beyond, I'm struggling to see parent post's perspective.