smiggs Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 I'd be jubilant but the scheme will be scuppered by the referendum fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36641720 Was it getting any EU funding? Edit - yes: http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/07/15/hs2-secures-eu-funding/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 The switch to the city centre will save close to a billion quid?? Thats something no-one has mentioned before, previously it was going to cost several billion with the big tunnel they proposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 (edited) The switch to the city centre will save close to a billion quid?? Thats something no-one has mentioned before, previously it was going to cost several billion with the big tunnel they proposed. Yes, they have now factored in the faster link between Northern cities that is planned this is required to stop in Sheffield City centre it makes little sense to have two high speed stations in Sheffield. Edited June 28, 2016 by smiggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 What faster link, an upgrade to the existing lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 What faster link, an upgrade to the existing lines? Northern Power House Rail or High Speed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Northern Power House Rail or High Speed 3 The building of a new high speed railway between Manchester and Leeds??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiggs Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 The building of a new high speed railway between Manchester and Leeds??? Yes essentially they intend to run more frequent fast trains Manchester - Leeds - Sheffield since they are already building track for hs2 to Sheffield to Leeds they don't need anymore so long as the trains end up in the city centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Yes essentially they intend to run more frequent fast trains Manchester - Leeds - Sheffield since they are already building track for hs2 to Sheffield to Leeds they don't need anymore so long as the trains end up in the city centre. Sounds like a good plan to me. Shame it will most likely be scuppered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylslinn Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Yes essentially they intend to run more frequent fast trains Manchester - Leeds - Sheffield since they are already building track for hs2 to Sheffield to Leeds they don't need anymore so long as the trains end up in the city centre. So to get to Sheffield from Manchester you have to go via Leeds..... a lot of sense in that !?!?! As for the overjoyed souls in the Tinsley area.... don't be the line North to Leeds is still coming through there but without the station at Meadowhall. Barnsley and Wakefield previously forgotten about will have a new Parkway station built on the direct line for them and all because Sheffield trains will have the slow trek from HS2 at Chesterfield onto current tracks through Dronfield, Bradway Tunnel, Millhouses and Heeley. Sheffield Council think they have won but in effect have lost with the fact that the trains will not now be high speed all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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