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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Highlander on October 26, 2014, 22:29:38 PM

Title: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: Highlander on October 26, 2014, 22:29:38 PM

Apparently, under plans for HS3, journey times from Manchester to Leeds could be cut from 48 to 26 minutes.

Can someone please tell what are the benefits, economic or otherwise, of that statistic.

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: KKOB on October 27, 2014, 07:04:49 AM

If you've regularly travelled between Manchester and Leeds by rail or on the M62, you'd understand.

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: keng38 on October 27, 2014, 07:37:54 AM

They are looking to run it from Liverpool to Hull

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: suehugh on October 27, 2014, 10:16:16 AM

The benefits of  arriving  more quickly in Manchester after having spent time in Leeds cannot be understated.         

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: stoop on October 27, 2014, 10:17:42 AM

Quote from: Highlander on October 26, 2014, 22:29:38 PM

Apparently, under plans for HS3, journey times from Manchester to Leeds could be cut from 48 to 26 minutes.

Can someone please tell what are the benefits, economic or otherwise, of that statistic.

It means you can set off 20 min later - or have an extra 20 mins at the airport  ;)

Joking apart it will probably be a godsend for business commuters as the journey by rail is a nightmare at the moment. Crowded trains and no seats at peak times. I understand they are also putting on extra trains with this scheme.

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: stoop on October 27, 2014, 10:19:14 AM

... and of course us Yorkshire folk can get out of the dark side and back to the light of Yorkshire so much quicker!

Title: Re: Am I on the wrong track
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on October 27, 2014, 12:28:59 PM

We would just like a train, steam would do us >:(  :(