Thanks, Barry. I entirely agree with you and you make the right points.
Like High Scam 2, Metro trams and the Sprint buses to come between Walsall, Brum and Solihull (as well as trams out to Solihull from Brum!), are called green transport because they will be electric. But electricity that is largely made from finite fossil fuels and a small amount of renewable energy; as well as, large majority fossil fuel constructed nuclear power stations. All three transport modes are greedy luxuries and vain projects that are entirely unnecessary and most unhelpful in reducing GHG and our fatal dependency on finite fossil fuels.
All those billions of cost in price and in weight of GHG emissions should be used to rebuild the bus and train network to get car commuters onto the (work) bus that would be free for all (not just my old crocks age group) and have priority at traffic lights in their dedicated bus lane, and red for all other vehicles crossing the bus lane.
High Scam 2 is promoted as increasing the number of railway services throughout the UK, with extra capacity. This is misleading because the trains are only super fast between three cities and two of their airports, with some trains stopping at Crewe and East Midlands Parkway, the E arm terminal. That E arm is now greatly shortened thanks to our sound, strong, unanswerable reasons!
"HS2 will integrate with new lines and upgrades across Britain’s rail system to deliver faster travel to many towns and cities across Britain not directly on the HS2 route, including Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby.
"170 miles of new high-speed line is already under construction between Crewe and London, employing over 29,000 people. In total, the Government is planning over 260 miles of new high speed line across the country."
The only advantage is that it is employing over 29,000 people. However, they should all be employed in getting the UK's energy inefficient buildings up to modern, very low GHG emitting standard by fitting solar PV on every roof for every building to be a mini power station, to provide its own electricity as much as possible. We all have to reduce our manic love of travelling, urgently especially jetting around the world and bombing around all over the UK. My wife and I have and can maintain it, since 2019.
Do read this over High Scam 2, if you're interested:
Thanks so much, Barry for writing that was so encouraging. HS2, Metro and Sprint are NOT green; just ecocidal.
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