Typical England

[AtW]

"Mr McLoughlin said a link to the Eurostar service which runs on HS1 from St Pancras through the Channel Tunnel would "require too many compromises".

It would have cost an estimated £700m. The cost of the total project is currently estimated at £42.6bn. "

Source: BBC News - HS2 will not link to Eurostar confirms minister

Oh FFS, project costs X and for 1.6% of X it can get added super massive extra capability to link up direct with Europe and that's the bit they cut off!!! *********** ********!

You stupid fooks, 1.6% of the cost would have added MAJOR capability to the project and yet you cancel it!!!

[Old Greg]

"Mr McLoughlin said a link to the Eurostar service which runs on HS1 from St Pancras through the Channel Tunnel would "require too many compromises".

It would have cost an estimated £700m. The cost of the total project is currently estimated at £42.6bn. "

Source: BBC News - HS2 will not link to Eurostar confirms minister

Oh FFS, project costs X and for 1.6% of X it can get added super massive extra capability to link up direct with Europe and that's the bit they cut off!!! *********** ********!

You stupid fooks, 1.6% of the cost would have added MAJOR capability to the project and yet you cancel it!!!

WHS

It's like they've given suity his big PM break.

[Doggy Styles]

Feck me, I agree with AtW!

The most likely reason is that the rail would run through and under Camden, where a lot of rich and influential people live.

[VectraMan]

High speed in comfort for hundreds of miles across Europe, then in London you and your luggage have to get off your train, and use a victorian era underground system full of thousands of sweaty locals just to get another train that starts a couple of miles away.

Well done Britain.

[original PM]

What i do not understand is why this is going to be using traditonal rail methods and not new mag lev or similar?