High speed train.

by Jack Fri May 17, 2013 7:25 am

Will any of you you use it?
Know anyone who will use it?
It's going to cost the tax payer billions.
So much for privatisation.
Will it be worth it to get from Manchester to London half an quicker?

by **Ali** Fri May 17, 2013 7:36 am

I live in Wiltshire. it would be an awfully long detour to get to Birmingham or Manchester if I had to go to London first Laughing

by **Cheyanne** Fri May 17, 2013 7:39 am

I'm not likely to use it either, but I suppose for business purposes it will be an advantage for some.

by Jack Fri May 17, 2013 8:05 am

I don't get how saving half an hour can make the slightest bit of difference to anyone business or otherwise.
I don't know a soul that will be using it and I know a bazillion people in Manchester.

by **Ali** Fri May 17, 2013 8:11 am

You wouldn't have to get up so early to catch the train Jack, that's one advantage of it.

by **Sundaze** Fri May 17, 2013 8:32 am

I was just reading up on the routes.
I bet I will end up using it at some point

by **Ali** Fri May 17, 2013 8:33 am

I probably would if I lived near enough to use it tbh. I hate travelling and the quicker I can get anywhere the bloody better.

by **Sundaze** Fri May 17, 2013 8:38 am

Oh yeah for sure I know what you mean Ali!
I hate travelling Im impatient!

by Jack Fri May 17, 2013 8:47 am

Nice to hear something positive about it.

by **Ali** Fri May 17, 2013 8:53 am

Jack wrote:Nice to hear something positive about it.

Well there can't all be negatives can there? Laughing

by Jack Fri May 17, 2013 9:08 am

Well a bazillion bazillion pounds and that's before it goes over budget so you can have an extra half hour in bed is going to bring a lot of negatives with it.

by **Ali** Fri May 17, 2013 9:13 am

Jack wrote:Well a bazillion bazillion pounds and that's before it goes over budget so you can have an extra half hour in bed is going to bring a lot of negatives with it.

I know, it's going to look like a scar across the countryside, plus I probably wouldn't be able to afford a ticket anyway Laughing

by **Reliantrobin** Sat May 18, 2013 12:52 am

No need for all that destruction of the countryside just to slice a few minutes off travel time. Why is so much travelling needed in the first place in this IT age?