Will HS2 go the same way as Concorde?

[rov1100]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15619461

Will only the wealthy and privileged be able to afford a possible white elephant?

[emmie]

i think that it's only the wealthy or at least better off can travel now, let alone wait for that to be built.

[jake-the-peg]

Not sure about the economic argument looks questionable to me.

I have read the environmental report and it's based on the idea that it will free up slots at Heathrow that wouldn't get used for other things - clearly fallacious.

I am surprised there isn't more opposition to it from people outside the area of it's impact

It is going to cost every man woman and child in this country over £500

At a time that everybody's saying we've no money.

*If* it comnes in on budget

[emmie]

there has been plenty of opposition to it, not sure it would be a white elephant, but considering we are skint is this the time to be chucking this money around. Concorde was a beautiful aircraft, and plenty of people used it, not just the uber wealthy.

[jake-the-peg]

Concorde was solving a problem that just didn't exist any more

I fear that the same is true of the HS2

[EvianBaby]

This runs smack bang in the middle of the area I live and I think it's a bloody stupid idea.

I think the only thing HS2 is intended for is so the gov can say to other countries, "oohhh, look what we did". I don't see why it's needed. Just improve the current facilities. And yes, I do think anyone who isn't wealthy will be priced out of it anyway.