Campaign grows to switch the building of HS2 station to Sheffield city

[Modernsoulman]

So , sheffield was getting a state of the art, purpose built HS2 station at Meadowhall , but the councils obsession with wanting it in the city centre means sheffield has been given the scraps of the odd HS2 train running on existing tracks through the city centre station , while the main HS2 line by-passes the city completely . Whilst the majority of HS trains will fly past sheffield without stopping , SCC`s obsession with the city centre will see trains coming through the city like Thomas the Tank engine.

 

The city has missed out on being a HS2 hub , and massive investment and jobs because of this Labour councils latest in a long line of incompetent decisions.

 

Leeds must be laughing it head off at sheffield tonight.

 

Well dont SCC , you have proven once again how useless you really are.

 

The city had the chance to become a major player on the HS2 , but is now nothing more than a spectator watching othersw benefit for this councils incompetence .

Bang on Sir.

As an ex Sheffielder who now lives in the West Midlands I can confirm this is exactly what people in my area are saying.

The Meadowhall station would have served all of South Yorkshire & linked up with the Supertram, the train station at Meadowhall, the bus station at Meadowhall & most importantly the M1.

[abbeyedges]

We started out with an Either : Or. Either City Centre or Meadowhall. And we end up with a Neither.

 

The consequences of this decision to me means very little. The concern is how the outside world views us. By us I mean Sheffield.

 

There are those in the city (many who express their views on here) who have the opinion that we are a large village, inward looking with very little ambition.

 

It seems that opinion has now shared by the powers that be in Whitehall.

 

The first HS2 to travel past our door is not for many years but the door of opportunity for us to be seen as a major player in this 'northern powerhouse' in the shorter term has just been firmly shut.

 

This should be our major concern.

[sadbrewer]

Because it'll take 3 minutes longer to get to London from Sheffield, as opposed to Leeds.

 

The point is though Sheffield had an advantage being 30 miles further south...this plan actually loses that advantage.

[Modernsoulman]

But it's not ploughing through killamarsh now. Score!!!

 

#proudnimby

 

;);)

But what about the poor people of Mexborough.

You really are a selfish Tinfoilhat aren't you.

[Blue Day]

The point is though Sheffield had an advantage being 30 miles further south...this plan actually loses that advantage.

 

Absolute minuscule point in the grand scheme of things. A few minutes either way would make no difference

[SkylinePhoto]

I think you can see from the attitudes of people on here as to why Sheffield is being left behind by Leeds and Manchester.

 

I bet they are having a parade tonight to celebrate HS2 being confirmed in their city.

 

And probably why we will never get projects like the proposed Channel 4 headquarters.

[ECCOnoob]

I think you can see from the attitudes of people on here as to why Sheffield is being left behind by Leeds and Manchester.

 

I bet they are having a parade tonight to celebrate HS2 being confirmed in their city.

 

And probably why we will never get projects like the proposed Channel 4 headquarters.

 

Good god no. Sheffielders could not possibly cope with having a load of arty farty LGBT black ethinic disabled media luvvies investing money and building their head office in this city.

 

In fact whilst we are at it. Lets get the whole creative arts and legal quarters pulled down and made way for some more steel works or dug up for coal mines.... just like those proper jobs for real people.

 

God forbid there is any attempt at progress in this place. That just wont do.

Edited July 17, 2017 by ECCOnoob

[sadbrewer]

You cannot blame the Tories for this, The blame lies firmly at the door of SCC . we were getting a a new HS2 station on the main HS2 line until they moaned it wasnt running through the city centre. Now the government have taken that away for us.

 

It is actually worse than moaning that it didn't go to the city centre....they spent almost a quarter of a million pounds on a report, part of which was designed to rubbish the Meadowhall plan .

[tinfoilhat]

But what about the poor people of Mexborough.

You really are a selfish Tinfoilhat aren't you.

 

Check my posts. Whilst I've not been a standard bearer for hs2 I've acknowledged our transport network needs major investment - whether it barged through the hallowed earth of t'Marsh or not. I spent hours sat in traffic on our motorway network going nowhere this week. If hs2 can remove a few more of those queuing with me so much the better - for everyone. Unless you live in mexborough.

[muddycoffee]

But what about the poor people of Mexborough.

You really are a selfish Tinfoilhat aren't you.

 

16 houses in Mexborough is a very small sacrifice to pay for a new railway in our region.

I feel for these people, and hope they will be compensated satisfactorily, however it is worth comparing this with what happened when they originally built the Midland Railway Line along the sheaf valley in 1864 when 1000 recently built houses were compulsory purchased and demolished.

 

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Is that fact?

 

Surely by the time it's built the numbers using the trains will mean both are required?

 

If that is the case, then that is an option, however at the moment railway journeys are increasing and many trains are full.

 

All around the country there are schemes reopening closed branches as people often find congestion and cost of commuting by car unappealing. Like it or not, we need more railways again.

Just try driving around London and you will understand why. Staples corner to Maida Vale 2 hours on a Saturday morning means that you just can't fit any more cars in, they just don't fit, and the only way to move people around is by trains.