But it's demonstrably true. Business cases are based on costs vs benefits. Benefits are calculated, largely, on passenger numbers. And passenger numbers have wildly exceeded expectations. No dou… (View Post)

The detail is in the Oakervee Report I posted a link to. Of course, that was written back when it was assumed HS2 would be going beyond Birmingham, so some assumptions may need to be revisited. But t… (View Post)

While I'm on a roll, these are the relevant paragraphs from the Oakervee Review: 12.9 Analysis suggests that not going to Euston would have a significant negative impact on the business case for… (View Post)

On Old Oak Common (2 of 2): The main issue is not speed (it seldom is, with HS2) but capacity. The point is, the Elizabeth Line does not have the capacity to accommodate everyone getting off HS2 at O… (View Post)

Agreed, but I think Fysics_Teachers approach is the right one. I think 'useful' in this circumstance might equate to 'there is an identified shortage of'. So it might be mathemati… (View Post)