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    White Elephant

    After destroying the landscape, people's businesses and homes HS2 isn't even going into Central London.



    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-project-soars

    The high-speed rail link HS2 may not reach central London, and instead terminate in the western suburbs of the capital, according to reports.

    HS2 officials are reportedly considering scaling back the multibillion pound project by delaying to 2038 – or scrapping completely – the Euston terminus, the Sun reports.

    Soaring inflation has forced bosses to look again at the costly proposals with trains instead stopping at a new hub at Old Oak Common in west London’s suburbs.

    Commuters would have to finish their journeys into central London by using the Elizabeth line instead, the report said.

    The paper also reported that a two to five-year delay to the entire project is being considered.

    The government has not denied the reports.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

    #2
    White Elephant - Is that racist?
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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      #3
      Originally posted by vetran View Post
      White Elephant - Is that racist?
      Probably ableist as white elephants are albino.
      "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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        #4
        It is going to central London. This will be achieved by a replacement high speed bus service.
        "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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          #5
          HS2 should never have happened and it should have started in the North with rail and road tunnels through the Pennines to connect Leeds and Manchester before turning South and North with simply upgrading the existing East and West coast lines. Or put a Maglev down the centre of the M1. As it is it's simply turned out to be a way to redevelop Euston and line the pockets of fat cat developers

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            #6
            Originally posted by tazdevil View Post
            HS2 should never have happened and it should have started in the North with rail and road tunnels through the Pennines to connect Leeds and Manchester before turning South and North with simply upgrading the existing East and West coast lines. Or put a Maglev down the centre of the M1. As it is it's simply turned out to be a way to redevelop Euston and line the pockets of fat cat developers
            Thing is they have destroyed the businesses and homes around Euston for it for no good reason.
            "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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              #7
              Not Official thread!

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                #8
                Originally posted by AtW View Post
                Not Official thread!
                You are too slow.
                "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                  #9
                  Excellent news - anything that helps to keep the Brummie riff-raff out of our esteemed capital...

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

                    You are too slow.
                    A bit like HS2?
                    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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