Re: They've been talking about the varsity line since before I was born...
@YAAC
Some numbers: HS2 train frequency 14 trains per hour, 1000 seats per train so 14000 people per hour. Say arrival time in London is 9am. Suppose so early birds go for 7am start. 28000 people extra in a city of 1 million (plus another million in the hinterland) isn't going to make a *huge* amount of difference.
What have I got wrong?
PS: 45 min into Birmingham at 5pm then an hour or so to get anywhere else more than 5 miles outside the city. Local transport isn't great at present. Metro extension might help.