2025年2月23日 · High Speed 2, known as HS2, is a high-speed railway project in the United Kingdom to improve links between cities. It was originally planned to run in a Y-shape from London up to Manchester in the west and Leeds in the east.

High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which has been under construction in England since 2019. The line's planned route is between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a branch to Birmingham. After High Speed 1, the London to Channel Tunnel link, HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway.

2023年10月4日 · According to figures shared by The Times, HS2 will save people travelling between London and Birmingham around 36 minutes. The other routes, which have since been cancelled, could have saved ...

2021年11月19日 · How long will a HS2 train journey from London to Manchester take? Here's what you need to know about HS2 travel times, speed and more. The controversial high-speed line will connect London to...

2024年12月9日 · The HS2 rail line: what has been cut and what will replace it?

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The history of High Speed 2 is the background to the planned construction of High Speed 2 (HS2), a new high-speed railway in Great Britain that was originally planned to connect London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds 100% on high speed track, and Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sheffield using a mix of high speed track and ...

High Speed 2 is a new high-speed railway line in England. It was originally planned to connect London with the city centres of Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds directly on new high speed track. East Midlands Airport was also to have been served. Phase 2 was planned for completion in 2032–33, however it was finally cancelled on 4 October 2023. [2]

In a rethink of Rishi Sunak’s decision to entirely scrap the high-speed line beyond Birmingham, senior government figures are looking at a proposal which they believe can be delivered much more cheaply than the original scheme.

In truth, though, HS2 was certain to fail from the start: doomed by four foundational flaws which no “review” or “ministerial task force”, the latest potions prescribed by Labour, are able to cure. 1. The wrong route.