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Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Monday, 13 November 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 2023. It was answered by Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 2023 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


High Speed 2 Line: Rolling Stock

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the specifications of the parts of HS2 that have not been cancelled to allow train sets currently operating on the existing West Coast Main Line network to operate on all remaining parts of the HS2 line.

Answer

Due to different technical standards, there are currently no plans to amend the HS2 infrastructure to support trains that currently run on the conventional network.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL206
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Rolling stock West Coast main line High Speed 2 line
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk