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posted by martyb on Thursday February 13 2020, @05:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the Green-Signal dept.

The construction of HS2, a high speed rail link between London and the north of England, has been approved. The announcement was made by Boris Johnson yesterday. Phase 1, due for completion in 2028 at the earliest, will be between London and Birmingham; Phase 2, due in 2035 at the earliest, will be two separate lines onwards to Manchester and Leeds.

The trains will travel at up to 250 mph. They will otherwise be conventional, and will take electrical power from overhead catenary. The line will have connections with existing ones, enabling some trains to continue at lower speeds to further destinations, such as Liverpool and Scotland.

The routes will be broadly parallel with existing ones, which are generally running at full capacity. Rail passenger travel in the UK has greatly increased in recent years and this, rather than the reduction in journey times, is the main driver for the project.

Note : It is called HS2 because it is the second high speed line in the UK, HS1 being the link from St. Pancras International railway station in central London to the Channel Tunnel.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 13 2020, @08:41AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 13 2020, @08:41AM (#957653)

    Hah! If we meet our schedule, we'll be able to travel from Merced to Bakersfield on HSR a year ahead of you Brits. Take that! (In case you don't get it, that's sarcasm).

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 13 2020, @09:10AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 13 2020, @09:10AM (#957658)

    You will get Hyperloop before HSR. Sometime in the 2100s.