HS2 in the West Midlands: from trains to cranes - spotlight on the Tea Factory

[@stephengeraghty3368]

Plus they filmed Ready Player 1 there as well in that part of birmingham. Brilliant Film

[@peterturner8584]

The old S Rose clothing warehouse as a former retailer spent a few bob there happy days

[@KingCharles3]

It’s a shame none of these benefits will be extended to the rest of the North anymore!

[@1chish]

Its a shame you seem to know nothing about how the benefits of HS2 will go north of Birmingham.

[@KingCharles3]

@@1chish how is HS2 going to improve the East Midlands, Leeds and York?

[@1chish]

@@KingCharles3 a) the trains running north will bypass Birmingham to give faster times and better service. b) Northern Powerhouse Rail is already delivering new tracks OHLE and added capacities across the North from York to the West. c) As I wrote to the other guy bemoaning 'the North' billions diverted from HS2 Phase 2 are being invested to give new trains, tracks and services and a mass transit system for West Yorkshire (including Leeds). To name a few benefits,

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

@@KingCharles3 It isn't as it is just a domestic High Speed line to upgrade the existing WCML, it was never going to be a commecial success to open to Leeds and York or the East Midlands

[@KingCharles3]

@@1chish short term fixes to an old system. No high-speed connectivity or greater capacity across the North.

[@jonathanwilliams9697]

Always shocks me how much wasted space there is in cities. Have no problem building on green belt and all across the countrilyside but have swathes of brownfield land unused in the cities

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

All this land is due for redevelopement, but to build HS2 it has to be built on green land full stop

[@timhanser1943]

Lucky Birmingham ,Leeds hasn’t even got a tram , anyone can see Birmingham will boom . This country is pathetic as far as infrastructure is concerned, ridiculous short termism .

[@1chish]

Errr ... so you haven't seen the billions going into the northern cities like Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, York and Sheffield etc? Northern powerhouse Rail mean anything? This was announced last October: "The North will receive £19.8 billion to link its major cities - with more than £2 billion for a brand-new rail station at Bradford, halving journey times to Manchester. Funding of £2.5 billion will ensure delivery of a West Yorkshire Mass Transit System for Leeds and the wider area, providing better connections to Bradford and Wakefield" Nothing for Leeds? Like the "West Yorkshire Mass Transit System for Leeds" is nothing Tim?

[@timhanser1943]

@@1chish promises , empty promises , the last 14 years of empty promises for infrastructure in the north , no new station for Bradford, an upgrade of the existing line across the Pennines that will not meet demand today never mind the future . Pathetic strategy from the conservative government. They do not care about the north of England.

[@aaronthebest5519]

@@1chishthe west Yorkshire mass transit system is a tram line connecting central Leeds to Bradford. It’s not actually Leeds own tram systsem, which was promised in the early 200s but later cancelled