On Jul 22, 5:11*pm, allantracy wrote:
I note however the notion he seems to be putting forward that OOC could
itself be the London terminus of the HS2 line. I suppose that could spare
the significant costs of adapting/ rebuilding Euston, plus the costs of
bringing the line into Euston, but despite Crossrail it'd mean access wasn't
so easy.

The existing WCML passes close to Old Oak Common and it could get you
to Euston if so desired.

I know. I'm quite familiar with the geography of the area. There are
many ways one can envisage bringing HS2 from OOC into Euston, with
most sensible variations utilising the WCML corridor in one way or
another.


If all HS2 services are to stop at Old Oak Common then building a 200
mph new railway just for the short distance further to Euston is very
silly.

I mean, the trains probably wouldn’t get much above 60 mph before they
would be slowing down again.

Just as well I never suggested "building a 200 mph new railway" for
such a link then, isn't it. (As an aside, do you realise that the
London tunnelled sections of the CTRL/ HS1 are subject to a 100mph
limit.)

All I was saying was that the thinking behind Mawhinney floating the
idea of terminating the line at OOC might have been that of saving
money. It could also simply be something of a straw man, included in
the report for completeness (so to prove they've thought the
unthinkable) but not something that he or others seriously considers
would end up happening.

Anyhow I find detailed debate about the route of a prospective HS2
line a bit difficult to take too seriously at the moment - given the
circumstances, it all seems so academic and hypothetical and far flung
to take in any other way.