Typically, when a country adds in a new ‘high speed’ line, or specifically an ‘additional direct route’ to it’s network, one of the main benefits is that this frees up other arterial routes to carry local traffic. So, if all the London to Brum traffic is on the HS2 line, then you should be able to get more frequent trains from places that used to share that route. Apparently that’s of no interest to this government, hasn’t been sold as a benefit, and hasn’t been costed or factored into how many cars they can take off the road. Or so all the train spotters tell me.

Christian the train from leeds to london is shocking

Not sure I have ever done that one… Leeds to Liverpool is bad enough.

    The amount of disruption this is causing around my way at the moment and for the foreseeable is an absolute joke. A complete clusterfuck from the moment it was proposed. The plug should have been pulled years ago, but too many greased palms involved for that now

      Lol Amps .

      I’ve just bought 2 Morhras for the boys for Christmas. So random you’ve posted that

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          Fair play, didn’t know it was really a thing still.

          My oldest got big into it over lockdown (when he was 5) seeing a clip of Shin Godzilla on his tablet. He’s watched loads of them - proper old black and white ones in Japanese etc. but Shin is his favourite

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            Old-Dutch Boss! I used to watch all the old Toho ones back in the 90s when C4 was showing them. Careful though, gateway media to obscure west coast breakbeats and poor graphic design career choices in my experience.

              Haha. They both got loads of Godzilla toys last year so far they’ve got Mothra, Gigan and Boyolante coming this year. Not sure how many more there are…..

                Lol I forgot that I already got those for them last year mate. Mecha King Ghidora.

                  I’m not sure I would use ‘expectation’ more ‘comically hollow lie from day one’.