CHEAPER
£20bn less than existing plans for HS2 & HS3.
BETTER CONNECTED
Improves 94% of journeys and reduces journey time by an average of 40%.
CLEANER
Saves 600 million tonnes of CO2 and avoids the Chilterns AONB.
SMARTER
Improves regional rail across the UK and integrates with the existing rail infrastructure.
HSUK’s 4 track spine has sufficient capacity to bring high speed services to all principal UK cities.
HS2’s 2 tracks can only deliver high speed services to a select group of primary cities; most other cities will be left bypassed, and blighted by reduced intercity services on the existing main lines.
For further details of HS2 Ltd’s failure to deliver real and measurable capacity improvements across the national network, and also of projected intercity service reductions with HS2 in place, please follow these links:
“HS2 modelling is shocking, biased and bonkers.”
Margaret Hodge, Chair, Public Accounts Committee
“No economic case for HS2... it will destroy jobs and force businesses to close.”
Institute of Economic Affairs
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