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Looks like its going to be Totton Sidings and Meadowhall for East Midlands and South Yourkshire, article in The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9783576/HS2-route-Manchester-and-Liverpool-win-while-Sheffield-loses-out.html# Whats the route though...

THis info may me related to HS2 survey work or may not but thought I should mention it, others may want to comment. I live close to the old Great Central allignment where it goes under the A38 (Main Derby - M1J28 - Mansfield road) at Sutton In Ashfield. We noticed the other day What appears to...

If Totton Yard is the East Midlands Hub, close to A52 (Derby-Notts Trunk Road), close to M1, not that far from East Midlands Airport, and close to the Midland Mainlines. I was wondering if anyone had any iseas or leaks re possible route north, my idea is the Eriwash Line from Trent Junction to...

I came across some details released by HS2 Action Alliance in 2011 and an indicative map of the second stage to Leeds and Manchester, my interest is the Leeds arm of second stage whach appears to be close to my home, South Normanton, Derbyshire, on the M1 Junction 28. Line seems to go north...

Where the Phase 2 East Midlands Station is placed, (Most likely between Derby and Nottingham) the line has to go north to the east of the Derbyshire Dales / Pennines and west of Mansfield area. Further East of Mansfield would put it too near the ECML at Newark. There are two paths I would...

Which Way North Of Birmingham for HS2 I was pondering ideas with a friend which route the HS2 extension east of the pennines would go, has to get from Birmingham area to Shefield, thoughts on would they use Erewash Valley Line routing or even the Great Central route near Sutton In Ashfield...

Which Way North Of Birmingham for HS2 I was pondering ideas with a friend which route the HS2 extension east of the pennines would go, has to get from Birmingham area to Shefield, thoughts on would they use Erewash Valley Line routing or even the Great Central route near Sutton In Ashfield...