October 4th - End of the line for HS2
Simon Calder reports in the face of yet another train strike from London Waterloo station on the recent cancellation of the planned HS2 rail network that was announced at the Tory conference in Manchester by Rishi Sunak.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
Yes, it’s another rail strike day in England. I’m at London Waterloo, normally the busiest rail station in the UK. Train drivers belonging to the Aslef union are walking out for the 15th day in a long and bitter dispute over pay and working arrangement. Meanwhile in Manchester, the prime minister is set to announce cancellations from Manchester to Birmingham – not just of all trains today, but of all high-speed in the future, as Rishi Sunak axes the important parts of HS2.
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