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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2024, 01:11:49 PM

Title: HS2 may now run to central London, minister says
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2024, 01:11:49 PM

Needs more details but if you are building a white elephant, and are committed to it, might as well put it where it would make sense.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm2843glmjo

Title: Re: HS2 may now run to central London, minister says
Post by: jeremyp on October 08, 2024, 03:38:10 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2024, 01:11:49 PM

Needs more details but if you are building a white elephant, and are committed to it, might as well put it where it would make sense.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm2843glmjo

If they had stuck to the original plan, it wouldn't be a white elephant. Not only that, but it wouldn't have cost so much.

Title: Re: HS2 may now run to central London, minister says
Post by: Harrowby Hall on October 08, 2024, 03:48:21 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2024, 01:11:49 PM

Needs more details but if you are building a white elephant, and are committed to it, might as well put it where it would make sense.

The London terminus which would have made sense is St Pancras.

Title: Re: HS2 may now run to central London, minister says
Post by: jeremyp on October 09, 2024, 10:22:30 AM

Quote from: Harrowby Hall on October 08, 2024, 03:48:21 PM

The London terminus which would have made sense is St Pancras.

Euston makes more sense to me. It's a line that goes to Birmingham (and originally Manchester) just like the existing lines to Euston.