Special thanks to Martina Looks at Things for providing footage used in this video. Check out great content on this channel (null! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support Railways Explained on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/railways_explained ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy some cool rail-related products on RE online store: null ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Railways Explained aims to establish a WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY of all RAIL LOVERS, WORKERS, AND EXPERTS, by creating high-quality regular, entertaining, and educational railway content. ► If you find yourself in at least one of these three groups, support this idea by SUBSCRIBING TO RAILWAYS EXPLAINED. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- High Speed 2, commonly referred to as HS2, was envisioned as the UK's mega project that ultimately turned into a colossal disaster. The original plan was for the HS2 line to be an extension of the HS1 line, forming a comprehensive Y-shaped network that would link the North, Midlands, and South of the UK and provide connectivity to 8 out of the 10 largest cities in the UK. Regrettably, the result was a disjointed project that not only failed to integrate with HS1 but also neglected to connect the South and North regions as initially anticipated. First, in November 2021, Phase 2b east to Leeds was cancelled, along with the decision not to build a full high-speed east-west line connecting Manchester to Leeds. This decision was justified by the claim that the project could be delivered more efficiently and at a lower cost. Then, in June 2022, the 21 km stretch of new track to the West Coast Main Line at Golbourne, a part of Phase 2b West, was also cancelled. And finally, recently, Prime Minister, Mr. Rishi Sunak, made the decision to axe the entire Phase 2 of HS2! This move was prompted by weakening of the economic case for the project, in the first line, by the doubling of costs since the project was initially approved over a decade ago... In this video we analyze Sunak's decision to cancel Phase 2 in detail, including it's far reaching implications, and give our view of the situation. Share your thoughts with us in the comment section! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to all our Patrons: Brendan McKeon, Linda Vainomae-Hoffmann, Andrew Saffrey, Myron York, Tim McKeoun, Bill, Nathan Walls, Ben Meakings, Alex Zaslavsky, Marcelli, Korawich Kavee, Paul L, Dale Winke, Lucas Richter, Misha, Xosé F. Estrada, panic, Mårten Hammarstrand, Ben Meakings, Hendrik Hinrichs, Robert P. Walsh, Julian Baumann, Tmcc2022, Ian Brooks, An Oni Moose, Jeremy Samuel Ross, Andrew McFarland, and Mind K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - If you enjoyed this video, SHARE it with your rail-loving friends to help us raise our community, and of course, leave your opinion in the COMMENT section and hit the LIKE button. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Stay connected with us on social media: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RailwaysExplained/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/railways_explained/ - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/railways-explained/?viewAsMember=true #infrastructure #uk #railway