HS2 Buckinghamshire

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

27 ancient woodlands stand in its path, in 2012 were supposed to be arguing our great contribution to sustainability and to the preservation of biodiversity, ha ha ha

 

 

what a frigging joke

[Matthew Storrs]

And as for getting work from it ie tree clearing, imagine if the locals (ur loyal customers) knew you had anything to do with the HS2, they may not be soon keen to use you in the future, I would turn the work down myself, at least i could sleep at night.

[Martyn Amos]

makes me sick,32 billion for the sake of 49 mins

[john p]

i wouldnt take any work from it,wot a load of bollox,how is it gonna help anyone?investing in infrastructure?wot a bunch of......

Edited January 12, 2012 by skyhuck
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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

They say time waits for no man, but I think it is more like man waits not on time, this is going against all public opinion and scientific opinion, so all thats left is monetery concerns, but wait, they said it was justifiable cost wise?

 

not only 27 ancient woodlands but several sites I know of one Savay lake in its path although not designated should be a sssi, these are not isolated sites iether.

 

This is has been pushed through despite public opinion for jobs to reduce the 2.6 million unemployed figures IMHO

[nick channer]

on news now there saying the line will be mainly underground in amersham where i am.. wheres all the soil gonna go from these miles of tunnels??

[delabodge]

public consoltation is just a way they think we`ll be happy,,bless them,,,what do the public know,,,,I bet theres no second homes in the way,,as there both in the city,,,who can afford to use the trains anyway?

[Alycidon]

if it was a new motorway that we'd get benifit from wouldnt be so bad..... cant see the need to get to birmingham in an hour to be honest... our local mp says its there to get cheap labour from midlands into london..... GREAT..

 

Cheap labour comes from eastern europe not Birmingham !!.

 

A rail line 100 yards from a pheasant drive is not to bad, yes you will loose birds in the banks and of course its a no no to fetch fallen game but it will be a sanctuary which is not a bad thing. I have stood on a peg no more than 15 yards from the east coast main line south of Peterborough, pretty busy and nothing was shot at that even might fall on the railway, a bit restricting yes but not a disaster.

 

What would be a disaster is using that soil in the valleys where the pegs are !!.

 

Remember that we are in the worst financial crises since 1929. At the time Hoover built a dam, cost a fortune but it put money on peoples pockets and started the worlds economies going again. I travelled to Birmingham from Northampton by train on a Sunday recently, had to stand all the way there and all the way back. This railway just might get our economy moving again.

 

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[Ruskins Trees]

Veteran Trees and Ancient Woodlands are our Keepers of Time, existing on a timescale we cannot even imagine. They should not be destroyed for questionable short term (in comparison to their longevity) economic benefit.

[Matthew Storrs]

Cheap labour comes from eastern europe not Birmingham !!.

 

A rail line 100 yards from a pheasant drive is not to bad, yes you will loose birds in the banks and of course its a no no to fetch fallen game but it will be a sanctuary which is not a bad thing. I have stood on a peg no more than 15 yards from the east coast main line south of Peterborough, pretty busy and nothing was shot at that even might fall on the railway, a bit restricting yes but not a disaster.

 

What would be a disaster is using that soil in the valleys where the pegs are !!.

 

Remember that we are in the worst financial crises since 1929. At the time Hoover built a dam, cost a fortune but it put money on peoples pockets and started the worlds economies going again. I travelled to Birmingham from Northampton by train on a Sunday recently, had to stand all the way there and all the way back. This railway just might get our economy moving again.A

 

Possibly short term,but at the cost of what though longterm? I think they could go a long way to improving existing transport routes (particularly train) etc before new ones are dreamt up. At the moment its cheaper to drive then to take a train, surely they need to work on that for a start.