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.
HEATHROW CHALLENGE
“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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While HS2 offers no direct service to Heathrow from any regional UK city, HSUK’s proposed development of a ‘Compass Point’ network, focussed upon Heathrow and linked to HSUK’s national network of high speed lines, will create unprecedented direct high speed access to Heathrow from most principal UK cities.
For further details of HSUK’s plans to achieve direct high speed rail access to Heathrow from most principal UK communities, please follow these links:
- HSUK HEATHROW RAIL ACCESS STRATEGY
- HSUK 2013 AIRPORTS COMMISSION RESPONSE
- HIGH SPEED NORTH: JOINING UP BRITAIN
- HIGH SPEED NORTH: A TRAIN FOR EVERY PLANE
- NATIONAL NETWORK DIAGRAMS NND7 & 10
- HSUK REGIONAL MAPS 00 – 03
- HSUK HEATHROW SERVICES