Hs2

Old-Dutch

Lol

Cankles-McJeggings

The Tories treat them the same way.

Cankles-McJeggings

It’s not a surprise but the Tory filth have been fucking lying again. Caught red handed too. Recorded the video of it being scrapped before they announced it and sunak went to Manchester. Utter filth.

Dubman

My hatred for the Tories grows stronger every day.

Cankles-McJeggings

The cunt on the TV today got absolutely fucking murdered by my mate Kay Burley. He was lying through his teeth but fucking badly.

Hursty

I’m a bit bemused why they are bothering with any of the HS2 project now, what is the requirement to travel to Birmingham a bit faster than currently?

Also any travellers going further north, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh will have to change trains which is pain, they may as well just jump on the Pendolino and relax for the whole journey.

bosstrabs

Hursty I’m a bit bemused why they are bothering with any of the HS2 project now, what is the requirement to travel to Birmingham a bit faster than currently?

Increase capacity presumably, which is as important as the faster journey times.

There are 3 express trains from Birmingham to London (via Birmingham International) an hour, presumably they think that’s worth doubling.

RichM

Hursty and it doesn’t even go into central london unless more funding. I’m sure the demand for a train between Old Oak Common and Birmingham must be high enough to warrant the billions we are spending on it!

benson

bosstrabs Also more capacity for freight on the old lines

Smallman1

Just so long as the South remains prosperous, it’s all gravy!

mono-stereo

Once spent 9 hours orbiting Catford at 20mph on Hernan Cattaneo rail.

Mad_Cyril

RichM
They’ve not scrapped the Euston bit have they?

Thought they’d just bounced the main contractor?

RichM

Mad_Cyril bbc said something about needing extra funding for the line to Euston. Seems ridiculous, surely the whole idea was for this to be from london to the north. They will most likely rename oak common to London central oak common to get round the problem

Mad_Cyril

RichM
It’s near the Central line at least isn’t it?!

bosstrabs

RichM It could work well if they have frequent connections from Old Oak Common to Heathrow and south London, because those places are a fucking pain in the arse to get to off the West Coast Main Line.

You have to go to Euston then across London in a stinking tube carriage to Paddington or Waterloo or Blackfriars at the moment. Utter reg.

Still, I can’t imagine any actual joined-up planning happening from a UK government.

RichM

Mad_Cyril don’t think so, but it’s north west london. Surely is this is about speed of getting from london to Birmingham it doesn’t make sense to stop outside of central London and make people change onto another line. Am guessing that 20 min journey saving will disappear as they then spend 20 mins or more getting to where they need to be

Mad_Cyril

RichM
Thought was near North Acton?

Wasn’t an overly serious post though, was doing Shepherds Bush <> Chancery Lane last week and that was a ball ache.

Especially after being booze-poisoned by @ScottBailey

Old-Dutch

Around my way the Estate agents were selling newbuild flats on the premise that HS2 was coming through the area. It isn’t stopping, just coming through on lines. People paying a premium for HS2 so they get to hear it and see it flash past their flats. Reg

RichM

Old-Dutch train spotters dream location

bosstrabs

Mad_Cyril Please post about these ‘board drinkies’ or whatever you call them, just to annoy Dermo.

Mad_Cyril

bosstrabs
It doesn’t annoy Derm one bit.

HE HAS FRIENDS

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