High-speed rail plans announced by government.

[Theresa Green]

 

[The Hawk]

As far as I know it is only the Birmingham to Manchester bit that has been cancelled, the London to Birmingham stretch is still going ahead (at least for the moment)

The bit that is still going ahead (according to Rishi) is the Handsacre/Birmingham Curzon Street to Old Oak Common stretch of phase 1, with the Old Oak Common to Euston bit the subject of some funding issues, before it can also be confirmed.

The Handsacre (not Birmingham) to Manchester bit is the phase 2 bit that has been cancelled and the eastern bit has long been consigned to history, as has HS3 (Manchester-Bradford-Leeds).

Let's not worry about the 10s of billions of pounds that we have wasted on the bits that have been cancelled, plus the 10s of billions we are still wasting on what is left. I mean who need a well funded NHS, when you will be able to get from Handsacre to Old Oak Common in 45 minutes.

 

[tek-monkey]

The bit that is still going ahead (according to Rishi) is the Handsacre/Birmingham Curzon Street to Old Oak Common stretch of phase 1, with the Old Oak Common to Euston bit the subject of some funding issues, before it can also be confirmed.

The Handsacre (not Birmingham) to Manchester bit is the phase 2 bit that has been cancelled and the eastern bit has long been consigned to history, as has HS3 (Manchester-Bradford-Leeds).

Let's not worry about the 10s of billions of pounds that we have wasted on the bits that have been cancelled, plus the 10s of billions we are still wasting on what is left. I mean who need a well funded NHS, when you will be able to get from Handsacre to Old Oak Common in 45 minutes.

I've dreamed of getting to old oak common in 45 minutes! Now what train from stafford goes to handsacre...

 

[Theresa Green]

Next train to London is..

On Tuesday

 

[basil]

Next train to London is..

On Tuesday

So i said, with all the dignity I could muster.
"Is this any way to run a fu@king ballroom " ! ?....

 

[Mudgie]

Next train to London is..

On Tuesday

That's because we've not got HS2 yet.

 

[The Hawk]

That's because we've not got HS2 yet.

Then it will be:

Next train to Old Oak Common is..

On Tuesday

 

[tek-monkey]

Then it will be:

Next train to Old Oak Common is..

On Tuesday

Yeah but you'll get old oak common 10 mins faster than before! Then wait 10 mins for the connecting train, and pay twice as much for the pleasure.

 

[Theresa Green]

So i said, with all the dignity I could muster.
"Is this any way to run a fu@king ballroom " ! ?....

Lobsters up the bum

 

[Mudgie]

Then it will be:

Next train to Old Oak Common is..

Most disappointingly, yes.