from Phase 1 will be in London HS2 needs a £26bn subsidy, yet 51m say their alternative solution, that sweats existing assets, needs none – and fully meets DfT’s long distance demand forecast. HS2 was so important to British business that just 429 out of 4.5 million of them responded to the 2011 national consultation on HS2. HS2 Ltd’s latest business case contains £7.7bn of cuts to existing rail services which help pay for the new line. Virgin trains are only 52% full in the peak and intercity standard class capacity can be tripled – by longer trains, less 1st class and solving pinchpoints on the line. Studies show the UK already has shorter rail journey times between the capital and its five largest cities than other major Western European countries. 89% of HS2’s passengers will transfer from less polluting alternatives to high speed rail (65%) or be new trips (24%) You could build a new Millennium Dome every 6 miles between London and Birmingham for the same cost of constructing Phase1 of HS2. Over 55% of HS2’s claimed benefits come from journey time savings and assume people don’t work on trains. Experts say London gains most. Even HS2 Ltd say 73% of jobs from Phase 1 will be in London not the West Midlands. HS2 needs a £26b £26bn subsidy, yet 51m say their altern say their alternative solution, that sweats existing that sweats existing assets, needs e none – and fully meets DfT’s long or distance demand forecast. 89% of HS2’s passen ngers will transfer from less s polluting alternatives to high s speed rail (65%) or be new trip ps (24%) 0.0095% Produced by HS2 Action Alliance www.hs2aa.org

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Experts say London gains most. Even HS2 Ltd say 73% of jobs from Phase 1 will be in London not the West Midlands.

HS2 needs a £26bn subsidy, yet 51m say their alternative solution, that sweats existing assets, needs none – and fully meets DfT’s long distance demand forecast.

HS2 was so important to British business that just 429 out of 4.5 million of them responded to the 2011 national consultation on HS2.

HS2 Ltd’s latest business case contains £7.7bn of cuts to existing rail services which help pay for the new line.

HS2 will link just four city centres-Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London.

Virgin trains are only 52% full in the peak and intercity standard class capacity can be tripled – by longer trains, less 1st class and solving pinchpoints on the line.

Studies show the UK already has shorter rail journey times between the capital and its five largest cities than other major Western European countries.

89% of HS2’s passengers will transfer from less polluting alternatives to high speed rail (65%) or be new trips (24%)

HS2 Ltd’s own forecasts indicate the construction of a new high speed rail line would lead to a 1% decline in motorway traffic just 3% of HS2’s passengers will be switching from air to rail.just 6% of HS2’s passengers will be switching from the car to rail.

You could build a new Millennium Dome every 6 miles between London and Birmingham for the same cost of constructing Phase1 of HS2.

Over 55% of HS2’s claimed benefits come from journey time savings and assume people don’t work on trains.

Experts say London gains most. Even HS2 Ltd say 73% of jobs from Phase 1 will be in London not the West Midlands.

HS2 needs a £26b£26bn subsidy, yet 51m say their alternsay their alternative solution, that sweats existing that sweats existing assets, needs

enone – and fully meets DfT’s long ordistance demand forecast.

89% of HS2’s passenngerswill transfer from lesss polluting alternatives to high sspeed rail (65%) or be new tripps (24%)

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Produced by HS2 Action Alliance www.hs2aa.org