High-speed rail alternatives for travel could open up a suite of decarbonizing options not currently on the table. But politics remains a major obstacle to seeing it built.
High top speeds isn’t the reason that HS2 is costing so much, there’s a lot of overbuilding of things like tunnelling under rural areas to keep certain voters happy. Also, the UK absolutely can afford to finish it, it’s a political choice not to.
High top speeds isn’t the reason that HS2 is costing so much, there’s a lot of overbuilding of things like tunnelling under rural areas to keep certain voters happy. Also, the UK absolutely can afford to finish it, it’s a political choice not to.