HS2 Flashcards

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1
Q

How long will the trains be

A

400 metres

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2
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How many seats in each train

A

1100

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3
Q

How much will it cost

A

£42.6 billion

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4
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How long will London to Birmingham take

A

49 mins

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5
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How much woodland will be destroyed

A

83 hectares

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6
Q

How many homes demolished

A

400

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7
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By how much will the home prices along the line decrease

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25-30%

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8
Q

What can businesspeople use on the train

A

WiFi

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9
Q

What will be increased due to high speed trains needing more power

A

Carbon emissions

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10
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How many jobs will be provided

A

Over 25,000

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11
Q

What will HS2 ease on other routes

A

Congestion

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12
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When is phase one supposed to be finished

A

2026

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13
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How fast will the trains go

A

400km per hour

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14
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How many trains per hour

A

14

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15
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What will be decreased due to less people on planes and cars

A

Carbon emissions

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16
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Which towns will be negatively affected

A

Amersham, Great Missenden, Culworth and Eydon

17
Q

What will be negatively affected in the Chilterns

A

Tourism

18
Q

What animal patterns will be affected

A

Migration

19
Q

Which proposed tunnel might dry up which lake

A

Amersham and R.Misbourne

20
Q

What could tunnels also affect ? disrupting ? in ? and ?

A

Underground reservoirs, water supply, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

21
Q

How many years will the costs be spread over so it is affordable

A

15-20