Londoners voice concerns over HS2 construction and potential delays

Londoners discuss why they think the HS2 is a good idea, a bad idea, why it shouldn’t be cancelled and what funds should be used for instead.

Transcript

00:00 What do you think about having a high speed railway service that would go between London and Berlin?

00:04 Yeah, I think it's a good idea.

00:05 Yeah, we had the Elizabeth line or the network rail when they were all planning it.

00:08 So, you know, the buzz around the area was good as well, you know,

00:12 because it was going to impact on locals or places from Brentwood to Sheffield,

00:17 you know, so house prices were going to go up.

00:19 So it was a big buzz about it.

00:20 You know, people wanted this network rail and easy access from Essex into London.

00:25 So, like my opinion on the HS2 is basically I would prefer that this money would be spent on

00:31 modernising the railways that we already have, especially in the north and the Midlands instead,

00:39 and interconnecting cities that are not central to London.

00:43 So, for example, connections between

00:46 major cities that are not necessarily London would be a better idea.

00:50 I think that would be useful.

00:53 I've got lots of mates in Birmingham and they never really go to London because of

00:56 the hassle to get to London.

00:57 So that would make a lot of sense to have one.

00:59 But if they've already started it, why not finish it?

01:01 If there's already so much money put into it,

01:03 they may as well continue and complete it if it is still going to be useful.

01:07 A bit like someone's on an urn somewhere.

01:11 Do you know what I mean?

01:12 Like a lot of people have been paid for what's happened so far.

01:14 And it just feels like really there should have been enough foresight.

01:18 That's just rubbish.

01:21 (laughing)