An info graphic highlighting the flaws in the case for HS2

1. Experts say London gains most.
Even HS2 Ltd say 73% of jobs
from Phase 1 will be in London
not the West Midlands.
HS2 needs a £26bn subsidy, yet
51m say their alternative solution,
that sweats existing assets, needs
none – and fully meets DfT’s long
distance demand forecast.
HS2 was so important
to British business that
just 429 out of 4.5
million of them
responded to the
2011 national
consultation
on HS2.
HS2 Ltd’s latest business case
contains £7.7bn of cuts to existing
rail services which help pay for
the new line.
Virgin trains are only 52% full
in the peak and intercity standard
class capacity can be tripled –
by longer trains, less 1st class and
solving pinchpoints on the line.
Studies show the UK already has
shorter rail journey times between
the capital and its five largest
cities than other major Western
European countries.
89% of HS2’s passengers
will transfer from less polluting
alternatives to high speed rail
(65%) or be new trips (24%)
You could build a new
Millennium Dome every 6 miles
between London and Birmingham
for the same cost of constructing
Phase1 of HS2.
Over 55% of HS2’s claimed
benefits come from journey time
savings and assume people
don’t work on trains.
Experts say London gains most.
Even HS2 Ltd say 73% of jobs
from Phase 1 will be in London
not the West Midlands.
HS2 needs a £26b£26bn subsidy, yet
51m say their alternsay their alternative solution,
that sweats existingthat sweats existing assets, needs
enone – and fully meets DfT’s long
ordistance demand forecast.
89% of HS2’s passenngers
will transfer from lesss polluting
alternatives to high sspeed rail
(65%) or be new tripps (24%)
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