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HS2, what is going on?
History of HS2
HS1 was the English Channel train line that connects London and Paris (the UK's only high speed rail line).
HS2 was first explored under the Brown government in 2009 when they began looking into options for a new high speed rail line. Following the election the Tory-Lib Dem coalition began planning the route and introduced legislation to the HoC to build the line in 2013 (passed in 2017) and in 2020 Borris Johnson doubled down on the commitment to build HS2 [3]. In 2021 the eastern leg which would have seen the line reach Leeds is scrapped [a]
In 2010 the first leg of HS2 (London to Birmingham) was planned to cost just £16bn [4] (or £22bn in todays money), however, this leg has actually cost £50bn. This has made it very expensive compared to other HSRs with HS2 costing around £319m/mile whilst Germanies Stugart-Munich line cost just £70m/mile.
Delays in HS2
First delays occur in 2019 when the project is said to be unlikely to finish until 2040, 8 years behind scheule. Mark Harper in 2023 blames increased costs for further delays of HS2 around Manchester and Crewe [b].
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What is HS2
HS2 is the planned new rail line that aims to connect London with the North of England with the train line conecting 25 trainstations and 8 out of 10 of the UK's biggest cities [1].
The plan was to create a highly reliable and quick train service that would greatly reduce travel times between the major centres of the UK, as well as creating jobs.
At the peak of construction HS2 estimate that 30,000 poeple will be employed with 70% outside London.
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They also plan on working with SMEs (Small and Meduim Enterprises) to build the line with 60% of the contracts planned to go to them with 98% of these SMEs being based in the UK (however, this has helped increase costs).
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