Mastodawn

Ha ha ha.... the disgrace that is HS2 just gets worse.

Now, to save money the Govt. has decided to reduce the top speed of trains on the new lines (thereby reducing the specifications of the system & making it cheaper to construct).

Whatever might think of the original conception of High Speed Rail, this project has demonstrated the difficulty the UK in actually delivering infrastructure projects (and specifically railways).

Just ludicrous

#railways #HS2 #politics
h/t FT

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Just Tom... 🐁

@ChrisMayLA6 Meanwhile China builds more high speed lines than ever before with around 50,000 km currently in active service and well on track to hit 70,000 km by 2035. With speeds of up to 350kph. We are laughing stock (and not rolling stock!)