Scotland has long-known it was not part of the HS2 plans but Rishi Sunak's announcement that he is to scrap the line from Birmingham to Manchester will still have an impact north of the border.
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HS2, or High Speed 2, is a planned high-speed railway project that was originally expected to link London with cities in England to its north including Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
HS2's British-built, bullet-style trains will also be able to continue on to the existing network, and will serve major towns and cities in the North West and Scotland, including Liverpool, Preston and Glasgow.
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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.
The Flying Scotsman is also the name given to the fastest train service on the line. Operating from Edinburgh to London once a day, with only one stop the journey takes precisely four hours. Most trains take between 4 hours 22 minutes and just over 5 hours, depending on the number of stops made.
The UK's most famous train, the Flying Scotsman, is not just a loco, but also the name of a route between the English and Scottish capitals, draped in rail heritage.
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.
Britain only has a small section connecting London with the rail tunnel to mainland Europe. In terms of speed, HS2's planned top speed of 225 miles per hour (mph) could make it Europe's fastest rail network.
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According to figures shared by The Times, HS2 will save people travelling between London and Birmingham around 36 minutes. The other routes, which have since been cancelled, could have saved travellers more than an hour on their trips.
Northern HS2 line set to be scrapped with costs 'out of control', Sky News understands. The planned railway - announced by the last Labour government but backed by successive Tory administrations - is intended to link London, the Midlands and the North of England but has been plagued by delays and rising costs.