THE IMPACT OF HS2
WHAT IS HS2?
he project involves building 345 miles of new track, with trains travelling at up to 225mph (360km/h), which is 100mph more than the current top speed on the East and West Coast main lines. The route is forecast to carry 100 million passengers a year when it is completed. Work was due to start this spring on Phase One, carrying passengers on a new line from London Euston via Old Oak Common in west London via Birmingham Interchange (near Solihull and Birmingham airport) to Curzon Street station in central Birmingham. The cost has been put at £106bn – up
