It's hard to argue that there isn't a need for a new rail link between Manchester and Leeds - the existing link is already overcrowded with projected future demand increasing.
So if a new link needs to be built surely it makes sense to build it to the latest specifications and make it a high...
HS2 and HS3 are not all about reduction in travel times but more importantly about capacity.
We need new lines in order to increase that capacity, the fact that travel times on new lines would be shorter is simply because technology has moved on.
Journeys by rail are still less than 10% of...