ABB125
Established Member
As the title says.
I am a supporter of high speed rail in general, but I believe that the current plans for HS2 are far from perfect. Nevertheless I am a (reluctant) supporter of HS2. However, many people are opposed to HS2. Why is this?
Reasons I can think of include:
I am a supporter of high speed rail in general, but I believe that the current plans for HS2 are far from perfect. Nevertheless I am a (reluctant) supporter of HS2. However, many people are opposed to HS2. Why is this?
Reasons I can think of include:
- Causes fairly significant environmental damage (although significantly less than a motorway!)
- Is built for speeds twice as fast as what we currently have
- Isn't a rebuild of an existing alignment
- Exists entirely so that businessmen and well paid bankers and executives can get to London quicker