Could John Hampson explain to a dunderhead layman like me how, exactly, HS2 will mean that the WCML will be able to take more freight as former intercitiy passengers pile onto HS2. His argument goes that intercity trains will be fewer, or no more and so leave room for more freight and local trains.
That may be his explanation but, how can it be when HS2 trains are planned to stop at only two airports between London and Manchester and even Brum and Crewe only get some trains. Therefore, you still need the same service of intercity trains to actually stop at all the intercity stations that HS2 is far too fast to stop at.
Or, am I missing something?
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