daodao
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I welcome the approval of extending HS2 to Crewe, as this is likely to carry a significant amount of traffic. However, at Crewe, services currently branch in 4 directions, so train frequency on any proposed HS lines north thereof would be much less and may not be sufficient to justify building them, particularly if train travel does not increase as hitherto predicted.
Is there any clarity yet about exactly what services would run on HS2a? It could be useful to speed up journeys from Birmingham to NW England and Scotland, not just from London.
HS2 Phase 2a recieves Royal Assent
Article: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-accelerates-north-as-mps-give-go-ahead-to-next-phase-to-crewe MPs have today (Thursday 11 February 2021) given the go-ahead to the next phases of Britain’s high speed rail network, with the Bill approving the building of HS2 Phase 2A north from...
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Even if the eastern leg is not built, 2 tph could run up HS2 and, provided a suitable connection is built and the line electrified, via the ex-MR lines to Burton, Derby, Chesterfield and Sheffield. All the remaining fast services on the MML from St Pancras to Leicester could then run to Nottingham.It will bring advantages for the North West but surely do nothing for the East Midlands and Yorkshire/NE if the eastern leg is not built
I welcome the approval of extending HS2 to Crewe, as this is likely to carry a significant amount of traffic. However, at Crewe, services currently branch in 4 directions, so train frequency on any proposed HS lines north thereof would be much less and may not be sufficient to justify building them, particularly if train travel does not increase as hitherto predicted.
Is there any clarity yet about exactly what services would run on HS2a? It could be useful to speed up journeys from Birmingham to NW England and Scotland, not just from London.
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