HS2 services to Manchester may run slower than normal trains

Journeys from London to Manchester that use the new HS2 line as far as Birmingham could run slower as they continue north than existing services, and with less capacity, rail experts have warned. And in a blow to Rishi Sunak’s plan to spend the money saved by scrapping HS2 north of Birmingham on…

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