Will HS2 still go to Sheffield?

HS2 trains will still come to Sheffield despite scrapping eastern expansion to Leeds, Transport Secretary confirms. HS2 trains will still come to Sheffield even though the Leeds leg of the service will be scrapped, says transport secretary. The H2S eastern leg to Leeds has been officially scrapped.



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HS2 will now eventually run from London to Birmingham Interchange, with branches to central Birmingham and Handsacre, near Lichfield. HS2 trains for Manchester, Liverpool and Scotland will join the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre.

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The rail line will stop in Manchester but from Birmingham it will switch to use existing West Coast Mainline track. It effectively confirms days of speculation that the northern leg of HS2 has been shelved - with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham branding the plans a disgrace.

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The maximum speed currently possible in the UK is 186mph, achieved by Eurostar trains on the HS1 line between London and the Channel Tunnel. The HS1 line is used by Eurostar services and Javelin commuter services from Kent, although the latter have a max speed of 140mph.

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HS2 does not anticipate being the fastest network once it is up and running. Indeed, Japan has already test-run a new bullet train, powered by electrically charged magnets, which reached an incredible 603km per hour.

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HS2 will free up capacity on the existing lines, enabling more local commuter services and more freight services – more freight trains will help take lorries off the road and provide environmental benefits. The project has had a negative effect on economic, social and environmental factors.

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The plans for HS2 trains to reach Sheffield mean a trip to or from London will take one hour 27 minutes – the same as under the old HS2 plans, and half an hour faster than now.

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Travelling at up to 225mph on state-of-the-art trains, designed with today's passenger needs in mind, HS2's new rail services will make travel between Crewe and the capital possible in less than an hour.

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The station will be linked to the NEC, Birmingham International Station and Birmingham Airport via an Automated People Mover (APM) carrying up to 2,100 passengers per hour in each direction.

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