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.
“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
After years of blighting the Camden community, and a project budget rising towards £1 billion, in 2014 HS2 Ltd finally admitted failure in their remitted mission, to develop a link from HS2 to HS1. HSUK’s superior routeing allows a very simple and cheap surface link to HS1, all on railway land and with no destruction of residential property.
HSUK’s proposed link to HS1, routed via the Midland Main Line, shows the way forward for efficient through services from UK regional cities to Europe. For more info please follow these links:
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