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Does it really cost that much to build a rail line to Manchester via Birmingham?
A high speed line yes, as they can’t reuse existing Victorian era infrastructure.
Look at the Shinkansen Line that was massively over budget, but fortunately work out well.
UK simply need much more investment in public transport to local places than a single high speed line.
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So HS2? What are people's thoughts?
I'm all for infrastructure building, high speed rail and connecting northern cities, but at what cost does it become untenable. Latest estimate is for it to go north of £100billion.
Does it really cost that much to build a rail line to Manchester via Birmingham?