UK Green Lights HS2 High Speed Rail Line

An anonymous reader writes "The United Kingdom has given the green light to the first phase of its proposed High Speed Two train line. In response to environmental concerns, the route for HS2 will now include extra tunneling in the first 90 miles, so not to disrupt the natural beauty of the English countryside. The first phase will connect London to Birmingham and could be functional by 2026."

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Re:Not just railway lines

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Let's just make it clear how much of a waste of money this actually is.

£33bn ($50bn USD), for a new train line between only two cities, that wont be ready for 12 years, and when it does, shaves only a mere 20minutes or so off the journey.

I assume a company like Capita is getting the contract? The same Capita that runs sizable portions of the rest of our train network along with the companies that run the remaining parts of it for 33% more than our European neighbours who have more reliable, more modern, and cheaper trains.