>>882118>shave off 10 minutes is stupidIt would indeed be colossally stupid if that was the reason for building HS2. Except that isn't the reason for building HS2, even if it is the reason the idiot journalists and even more idiotic politicians have latched onto.
The west coast mainline is at capacity. Completely full. There is no way to get more trains onto it (despite the claims of anti-HS2 groups: they're talking bollocks). Yet demand is rising, both for freight and passengers.
Rising demand coupled with a line that is at capacity is obviously a problem. The only real solution is to build a new line, which will provide additional capacity. If you're going to build a new line, it may as well be a high speed line.
Hence HS2. Build it, move the passenger trains onto it and that opens capacity for more freight on the west coast mainline.
That's it. It's that simple.
