Thirteen reasons why HS2 is a colossal waste of money

Paul Withrington, Director, Transport Watch, Northampton NN2
17 April 2014
 

HS2 is not, as claimed by Graham Nalty, a great idea being led by the wrong kind of people (Viewpoint LTT 4 Apr). It is a disastrous idea being by led by scoundrels. Here’s why:

The cost, including the trains and the often omitted links to the new stations, will be at least £80bn. That is equivalent to nearly £3,000 for every household in the land. Meanwhile, 45% of us use a train less than once a year and 99% of us will seldom, if ever, use a high- speed one.

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