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Will HS2 make the north-south divide better... or worse?

The latest official report on HS2 reignited the debate about whether it will be a boon for the north of England or a liability, and whether a link with the existing HS1 line should have been retained, despite the high cost.

Rik Thomas
04 April 2014
Passengers from the North bound for the continent will have to use St Pancras following the scrapping of the HS2-HS1 link
Passengers from the North bound for the continent will have to use St Pancras following the scrapping of the HS2-HS1 link

 

THE PUBLICATION of the Sir David Higgins’ report on the HS2 high-speed rail network (LTT 21 Mar) provoked yet another flurry of comment in the media on the need (or otherwise) for the UK to have high-speed rail.

“HS2 will be expensive and destructive – but it is the only way to revitalise Britain’s railways,” said Simon Calder, The Independent’s travel editor on 17 March. “The 18 pages of Sir David Higgins’ closely argued case for high-speed rail...

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