Strategic priorities for HS2
HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street station, source: HS2 Ltd
HS2, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK, is gradually being implemented. The High Speed Rail Group highlights six strategic priorities that the planned line between London and Northern England should address. What are they?
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HS2 Ltd hasn’t got a plan to use zero carbon electricity for HS2 trains, it should copy Transport for London that is going to power London tube trains by issuing PPA’s for renewables,community owned solar and wind farms with batteries which Riding Sunbeams Ltd will use for the South Wales Metro could be used along with microgrids connecting roof top solar panels on buildings and virtual power plants,home storage batteries hooked up to form a virtual battery that Tesla uses in Australia.
Yes, I can just see families going on holiday carrying all their luggage on bicycles! Why are all the main stations for HS2 being built with poor connections to other stations they might want to use – e.g. Euston and St Pancras – a trek along the Euston Road; Birmingham Curzon Street 10 minutes from New Street. Further they are designed to be nearere to large airports, such as Manchester and Birmingham, which will only encourage more long-distance flights, thus worsening air pollution.