HS2 Will Boost West Midlands Economy By £10bn In Next 10 Years, Report Says

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5 ай бұрын

HS2 will drive a £10 billion economic boost for the West Midlands during the next 10 years, according to new research.
The impending arrival of the high-speed railway will lead to the creation of around 41,000 new homes, nearly 31,000 new jobs and more than 700,000 square metres of new commercial floorspace in the region, analysis commissioned by HS2 Ltd found.
The study analysed the impact of the project within a 1.5-mile radius of HS2 stations Curzon Street in central Birmingham and Interchange in Solihull, as well as the planned Network Integrated Control Centre and maintenance depot in Washwood Heath.
The report by consultancy Arcadis stated that the areas around those locations have already seen a surge in investment activity since Phase One of HS2 between London and the West Midlands was approved by Parliament in 2017.
TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright discuss the story with West Midlands City chief executive at Arcadis Simon Marks and Northern Powerhouse chief Henri Murison.
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@chrisspencer6502 5 ай бұрын

Great that should take the edge off the 100s of billions wasted on it by rishi

@zark0g 5 ай бұрын

Guarantee it would save money to just hand west midland £20bn today and shrug it off

@marumaru6084 5 ай бұрын

hahah it cost 120 Billion, will need subsidy the return is pitiful!!!! Lets invest loads of tax payers money into "green" industry! I.e.; just give it to billionaires for nowt!!!

@timhanser1943 4 ай бұрын

Birmingham will boom ! Wonderful.

@noahbrock349 5 ай бұрын

One of the most pathetic and ridiculous infrastructure projects. Please don't talk it up.

@peterwilliamallen1063 5 ай бұрын

What in your mind is so Pathetic and ridiculouse about HS2, I bet if it was a new Motor Way you wouldn't be belly aching about it

@noahbrock349 5 ай бұрын

@@peterwilliamallen1063 There is no need for a high speed railway in this country. It is not large enough and the railway network from London to Birmingham is completely suitable. Trains to Birmingham currently travel at 125mph. However, the Class 390 Pendolino trains which are used can travel at 140mph. The tracks of the West Coast Main Line could be upgraded to allow for this. This has been suggested before. It will certainly be a lot cheaper. The priorities of the government regarding infrastructure should concern the re-construction of railways connecting places which are not accessible via public transport.

@peterwilliamallen1063 5 ай бұрын

@@noahbrock349 I realy do not think you understand the reason for HS2 or read my comment's on HS2. The WCML has been upgraded twice now and both times it failed hence the building of HS2 as the Pendolino trains will never do 140 MPH on the WCML and by the time the HS2 line opens the Pendolinos will be scrapped and upgrading is not cheaper due to the delay's, shutdowns and upheval of trying to upgrade the track

@timhanser1943 4 ай бұрын

It’s the future. Get over it .

@noahbrock349 4 ай бұрын

@@timhanser1943 Progress is not always positive.

@anuragsinha2013 5 ай бұрын

A politician is a dealer in hope.

@kevincurr4641 5 ай бұрын

Everyone knows this vanity project will never in a million years recoup the capital sum expenditure of this grotesque bottomless money pit.

@tommcmanamon8327 2 ай бұрын

HS2 is only half a job. The 20 million in the North have been ignored again. Levelling up is a joke in England.

@HULLDUDE666 5 ай бұрын

Ooh at that rate it might brake even after 150 years. 💰🚽

@kevincurr4641 5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised toy train 'expert' Pete Waterman isn't on talking up the Northern power house nonsense 😂

@peterwilliamallen1063 5 ай бұрын

Toy Train Expert, god for toys at £300+ a model it goes beyoned toy's mate, grow up no more childish than 22 men kicking a plastic ball trying to kick it into a net for 90 mins costing the football fan an arm and a leg to get into the football ground and the player earning in one weeks pay a watering ammount of money in one week that the ordaninay person could not earn in a life time

@stevenham1937 5 ай бұрын

This like most models is dependent on input. If you input an assumption for year one that’s vastly optimistic then the curve ends up vastly higher than it turns out being over time. In other words most models are utter rubbish based on the creator’s interpretation of what they believe and want to see.