Midlands-North West Rail Link

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Reports of the captioned rail link is available from this website: https://www.midlandsnorthwestraillink.co.uk/

It is said that there would be a cost saving of 25%-40% compared to HS2 Phase 2a, as explained on page 26 of the main report. I'm skeptical and worried that the trade-off might be too much to bear. A smaller cross-section would mean double decker will never be possible. Ballasted track might save the upfront cost but would cost more in the long term. What do you think?

 

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Reports of the captioned rail link is available from this website: https://www.midlandsnorthwestraillink.co.uk/

It is said that there would be a cost saving of 25%-40% compared to HS2 Phase 2a, as explained on page 26 of the main report. I'm skeptical and worried that the trade-off might be too much to bear. A smaller cross-section would mean double decker will never be possible. Ballasted track might save the upfront cost but would cost more in the long term. What do you think?

Already under discussion in the following thread:

Plan for cheaper HS2 Northern leg unveiled

A plan for a new high-speed rail line linking Birmingham and Manchester has been unveiled, claiming to deliver most of the benefits of the scrapped northern leg of HS2 at significantly cheaper cost and with only slightly longer journey times. The 50-mile track would run from where the HS2 line...

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