Welcome for fresh possibility of taking HS2 services to Leeds

A new two-year study of ways of taking HS2 services to Leeds has been welcomed in the Midlands. The study will consider future rail capacity needs at Leeds and in West Yorkshire more generally, and will look at different options, taking possible disruption and value for money into account. The government, which says the technical work will be done by Network Rail, supported by HS2 Ltd, warned that the preparation of an Outline Business Case did not mean that any of the options would go ahead.