It was one of the most awaited post-Brexit decisions. Boris Johnson gave the green light to the controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) high-speed train line project on Tuesday, ending several months of uncertainty. This gigantic railway project - the largest in Europe today - must open up the regions of central and northern England, served by saturated lines and often dating from the Victorian era. It will only be the second British high-speed line, after HS1, taken to the south by Eurostar. But the HS2 project is as costly economically as it is politically sensitive.
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The government has agreed to the first phase, which is to link London to Birmingham and may not be operational before 2031. With 14 trains of 1100 seats per hour, we can travel from London Euston station to the big city of the Midlands in 50 minutes, compared to an hour and a half today, at a speed of up to
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