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It's intended that freight will not run on HS2. The idea being that the line will be so full of high speed trains there will not be any paths for slow moving freight. They could run them during early morning hours but the time is reserved for maintainance.

There should be intercity style trains for the faster WCML trains that will be the fast trains for Milton Keynes. A ticket for these trains (Liverpool to London) unlikely to be cheaper than HS2 as the high speed line will have a lot of capacity to fill and lower running costs.

They don't seem to have rail specialists who have time to investigate properly so those that do report on the issue tend to regurgitate reports that come there way.

Fantastic news hope they get building soon.

It was along time ago, hopefully future phases will go through parliament a bit quicker, but that's probably wishful thinking.

Abosolutely. One of my economics teachers at university used to say the first rule of economics is that if you ask two economists a question you will get three competing answers.

Yes it's a development from that.

The following article suggests it does. http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2016/april/high-speed-rail-london-west-midlands-bill/ "The bill will now return to the Commons for consideration of Lords amendments."

I think it has to go back to the House of Commons for them to agree any changes the lords have proposed. A formality but still has to be done.

Perhaps the government is waiting for HS2 phase 1 to get royal assent first.

Fantastic!

So will they be cut up onsite or just left to rot?

Given the continued increase in passengers that remain ahead of the predictions used for the business case for HS2 there should be sufficient demand for nearly all the wcml capasity post HS2.

I'm less knowledgable than the rest of you guys but I'll bet it will be finalised in April.

Ideal stock would be something like the AGV but longer. 2+2 in economy, 2+1 business and 1+1 in first: ratios fitting demand ( being a ideal scenario). A bar and sandwich stand, a meeting room and a family room (takes 3-5 families as priority or bookable seating where kids can runaround without...