Originally Posted by
BHX5DME
BHX - LON will be as fast as 37 minutes and BHX are saying in a press release that BHX will effectively sit in London Transports Zone 5 with that quick travel time from BHX to Central London,
That target will be missed as the line speed and proposed equipment is now 300 kilometres per hour and not the original target .
Equipment will need to be classic compatible ( thats narrower in plain speak) and the dynamic forces are poorer with weight distribution penalties and pendulum swings, than are achievable with the wider captive designs which push those forces beyond the axle and downwards for added adhesion.
Further the fares will negate much of the potential benefits especially if we look at those on the only other highspeed network into Kent . The premium over the conventional network is ridiculous today !
Overall I am supportive of HS2 indeed the entire line to Manchester but the current plan is an abject failure.