HS2 - Ken's Waterloo?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-05-06 09:43.Ken raises some interesting questions - but his wheeze to go to Waterloo would probably cause more problems than it would solve. There's unlikely to be capacity at the defunct Eurostar station, and to approach that station would involve a huge loop under Vauxhall, with the line coming to the surface in that area, with commensurate need for demolition of property.
Ken also misses the bigger picture in that HS2 is part of a national scheme, not a scam to help London Commuters (who are already massively subsidised compared with the rest of the UK - an interesting situation given the population density).
London also has £2 billion a year going on Crossrail - about the same amount that the entire nation will get invested in HS2.
Look at the bigger picture, Ken!