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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:48 
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Ah, this thread reminds me of the old days of Beex.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:59 
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Just need cavey blaming Labour for everything.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:08 
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I have seen it pointed out that parts of HS2 are laid out in an Act of Parliament that has gained Royal Assent and so presumably the PM can't just cancel them.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:16 
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They can pass a doodad stopping it.

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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
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UK is just a tinpot country, really. Absolutely embarrassing itself constantly on the world stage.

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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
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The Northern stretch of HS2 was *never* going to be built. It was bullshot smoke to blow up northern Tories' arses to keep them onside. Now that there's no chance of another Tory government, the curtain has been pulled. Having the Party conference in Manchester is the same energy. "look how much we care about the North! We all came here for a few days and laughed at how backward everyone is"


Absolutely this.

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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
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It will never cease to amaze me that, despite supposedly being one of the richest and most-developed countries in the world, the Tories have systematically ensured that none of our public services ever get anywhere close to working, and everyone is still putting up with it.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 16:24 
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ugvm'er at heart...

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I can totally understand why nobody would want HS2 to go anywhere near the north, but jesus christ

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67021225

Not having it start at euston is insane


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 16:31 
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It's the heritage railway of the future.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:01 
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MaliA wrote:
They can pass a doodad stopping it.


And just sell the land in a firesale for the hell of it.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
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I have never heard of old oak common.

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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:00 
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This caught my eye in a BBC report:

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HS2’s delivery company estimates that capacity between Manchester and Birmingham could be reduced by 17%


Not since the Fat Controller trapped Henry in a tunnel has infrastructure policy been so counterproductive.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 13:31 
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Kern wrote:
This caught my eye in a BBC report:

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HS2’s delivery company estimates that capacity between Manchester and Birmingham could be reduced by 17%


Not since the Fat Controller trapped Henry in a tunnel has infrastructure policy been so counterproductive.


Yes, that seemed implausible till they explained how the new trains will be less dense in terms of passenger capacity.


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 Post subject: Re: HS2 - pointless?
PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 12:42 
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Kern wrote:
This caught my eye in a BBC report:

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HS2’s delivery company estimates that capacity between Manchester and Birmingham could be reduced by 17%


Not since the Fat Controller trapped Henry in a tunnel has infrastructure policy been so counterproductive.


Yes, that seemed implausible till they explained how the new trains will be less dense in terms of passenger capacity.


'Less dense.' There's a joke there, somewhere, in relation to the whole concept of HS2.


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