tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post5980844865537247330..comments2024-03-29T14:56:11.827+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Government to study South Yorkshire parkway stationTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-67402845526611812562016-10-07T17:15:01.852+01:002016-10-07T17:15:01.852+01:00Just how many times are HS2 and Grayling going to ...Just how many times are HS2 and Grayling going to do this job.<br /><br />Arup did a study in 2012 that ruled out stations on this M18 route at Thurcroft, Bramley, Hellaby, Wath upon Dearne and Conisbrough as being:<br /><br />"remote from centres of demand" <br />"remote from Sheffield city region"<br />"have poor connectivity"<br />"only viable means of access would be by car"<br /><br />And as late as March 2015, Sir David Higgins was emphasising how a station at Meadowhall was "the right answer for the South Yorkshire hub"<br /><br />Also, given that Smuggins is touting great cost savings for this latest route change, er, cos' they don't have to build a station at Meadowhall - exactly what is the point of building a station that's still going to cost a bomb and located where nobody can use it!!<br /><br />It strikes me that Sheffield City Council is plucking the strings of their puppet that goes by the name of Sir David Higgins.<br />Rob Fouldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930646464041739332noreply@blogger.com