International call

9:34am Thursday 7th February 2013 in Letters By Reader's letter

I DON'T see why they can't incorporate the HS2 rail link into the international rail network.

It is only eight miles from Brookmans Park to the Eurostar line without even coming into St Pancras. I imagine being able to get a through train from York to Barcelona, Naples or even Istanbul. Then when the wars in Afghanistan and other parts of Africa are over, Cape Town and Shanghai.

The cost and the size of our country means we have to broaden our horizons and be part of the European and eventually international rail network right up to North Scotland.

Robert D Greaves, Alder Way, New Earswick, York.

Comments(3)

pedalling paul says...
3:20pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Platform 1 at Leeds station was originally intended to be used for a regular "north of London" Eurostar service. And a fleet of international sleeping cars were built but never used here. I recall that they all got shipped abroad to Canada or somerwhere similar.

Report this post »

Magicman! says...
3:34am Fri 8 Feb 13

We could also add in the question "why aren't the 3 sections of HS2 (London-Birmingham, Birmingham-York/Leed
s, Birmingham-Mancheste
r/Wigan) all being built at the same time, starting from their extreme ends and all working towards Birmingham?".... there seems to be a few things not being properly thought through with this.

Report this post »

Stevie D says...
12:09pm Fri 8 Feb 13

Realistically, just how demand do you think there would be? Look at the number of flights from, let's say, Leeds-Bradford to each of those places, and consider how much bigger and slower trains will be (meaning they need to attract more passengers to fill them up to a worthwhile level, but won't be as attractive because they will take so much longer). The figures just don't stack up.

Report this post »

click2find

About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree