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HS2 railway

CliveS
We would all agree that an express link fro London to Birmingham and Manchester would be of great benefit BUT do we have to electrify the entire length of track or just the parts inside city boundaries. 

We can half the construction/infrastructure cost if we use diesel electric trains cross country and convert to electric only inside the city. 

This is environmentally friendly as power stations are only 60% efficient at best and mostly use gas at normal/peak times anyway; isn't it ??
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    Approximately 75% of the railways in India (the network is massive) are electrified but steam trains were commonplace on major routes even as recently as the 1990s.


    Diesel trains are falling out of favour on major and mid-range routes worldwide apart from in the US. 


    I hold the view that HS2 is a white elephant that has been imposed on Britain by the EU, but an HS2 that is electrified only in urban areas and use diesel electric trains will be seen as an eccentric oddity, or even a kludge, by countries that operate electric high speed services.
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    Approximately 75% of the railways in India (the network is massive) are electrified but steam trains were commonplace on major routes even as recently as the 1990s.


    Diesel trains are falling out of favour on major and mid-range routes worldwide apart from in the US. 


    I hold the view that HS2 is a white elephant that has been imposed on Britain by the EU, but an HS2 that is electrified only in urban areas and use diesel electric trains will be seen as an eccentric oddity, or even a kludge, by countries that operate electric high speed services.
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