'Going into Leeds and Manchester will be hard'
Leading British rail analyst Christian Wolmar has warned there may be difficulties ahead in establishing the HS2 network.
Tweeting his response to this morning's announcement, he said:
No surprises in northern #hs2 routes - emphasis on connectivity with rest of network but going into Leeds and M'er city centres will be hard
From @christianwolmar on Twitter:Mr Wolmar added that the estimated £33 billion cost of the network can "only be a guess" until more details emerge of the proposed work on the new routes.
He also bemoaned the way this morning's announcement was made, tweeting:
Interesting that as is modern custom, no press conference on #hs2 routes, to avoid tough questions and search for detailed answers #chicken
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