Mayors unveil rail options after HS2 line scrapped

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The mayors of Greater Manchester and the West Midlands have unveiled three options to improve rail connections between the two regions following the scrapping of the planned HS2 link.

Full story:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72g1kwrzjlo.amp

Anyone got a good idea where the proposed diversions would be built and how much track that corresponds to? The HS2 phase 2a strategic alternatives document mainly had diversions at the southern part, but here they mention between Crewe and Stockport.

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

Full story:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72g1kwrzjlo.amp

Anyone got a good idea where the proposed diversions would be built and how much track that corresponds to? The HS2 phase 2a strategic alternatives document mainly had diversions at the southern part, but here they mention between Crewe and Stockport.

Outrageous they've come up with this after a few weeks should have spent 100's of millions with consultants first..........

 

[Mag_seven]

Already being discussed here:

"HS2 Back on Track" - front page of Sunday Express - private sector plan to build Birmingham to Manchester

By running a very small number of trains and ruthlessly cutting services that do not pay their way. In addition, HS1 track access charges are not based upon full cost recovery of the cost of building the railway. The HS1 concessionaire paid a small fraction of the actual cost of the railway...

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