tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post1444256799850537151..comments2024-03-29T06:44:33.042+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: LEP HS2 response shows lack of consensus in the Sheffield city regionTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-58086248550047264942017-04-20T10:08:55.713+01:002017-04-20T10:08:55.713+01:00I don't fully relate to Sheffield's own vi...I don't fully relate to Sheffield's own view on this. Yes, HS2 at the central Midland station seems a good idea for that city, at first. However, does Sheffield realise that it will be placed on a marginalised "spur" line, rather than the fast, through route that would be available at Meadowhall. Sheffield may find that:<br />1. relatively few HS2 trains are prepared to use the station there each day;<br />2. many trains will by-pass Sheffield altogether to get to Leeds more quickly using the fast alignment;<br />3. Very few trains, in reality, would be prepared to serve Sheffield without also being able to serve Leeds easily;<br />4. the beneficial fast local link between Meadowhall and Leeds (about 20 minutes) I recall will be lost, both for Sheffield and also for the wider area - including Rotherham.Mark Garlicknoreply@blogger.com