What is HS2?
HS2 is a 250-mile high-speed railway line
between the Northwest and Southeast, stopping at Manchester,
Birmingham and London, with trains continuing the existing network
to Scotland and beyond. It aims to address three key problems
facing our current railway network: capacity, carbon, and
connectivity.
On 4th October 2023, Rishi Sunak announced that the planned HS2
rail from Birmingham to Manchester had been cancelled.
The announcement caused a wave of shock, confusion and anxiety
across the Midlands and the Northwest after years of anticipating
the construction of a huge railway
track.
The cancellation of the ‘northern leg' has had a
huge impact on the property sector.
