An Alternative View On HS3
This article on CityMetric is entitled Is Crossrail For The North The Biggest Priority For The North?
The article presents a lot of information and finishes with this paragraph.
None of which is to say that HS3 (I’m sticking with that name) is a bad idea: the existing trans-pennine links are shocking, and it’s pretty gross that transport secretary Chris Grayling scrapped plans to invest in rail in the north in literally the same week he called for another £30bn railway line for London. But if money is scarce, there may be better things we can do with it.
In Lord Adonis On Crossrail Of The North, I came to this conclusion.
Improvements are much-needed in the North, which could include.
- A short/medium term plan to deliver the best possible service with the new trains ordered by Northern and TransPennine Express.
- A long term plan to deliver a genuine 140 mph service across the North of England.
- A plan to improve the Calder Valley and Hope Valley Lines across the Pennines.
- A plan to improve some of the poor connections across the North.
- A strategy to make the best use of the two connections with HS2 at Manchester and Leeds .
A detailed plan is needed that lays down what should be done in the next ten to twenty years.
The plan is also needed as soon as possible.
Perhaps, a high speed route or routes across the North of England could be paired with improved local rail, tram and bus services in all urban areas.
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