Live HS2 Q&A with transport expert Christian Wolmar

Christian Wolmar (By Adewale Oshineye [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

Transport writer and prospective London Mayor candidate Christian Wolmar is joining us from 13:30 today for a live Q&A on the High Speed Rail project.

Tweet your questions at @HS2_You or using #HS2. Christian will be responding to questions directly from the @HS2_You account. His answers will also be posted here.

In the meantime, read Christian’s guest post about why HS2 is the wrong scheme for the UK.

Here we go!

Were looking forward to your questions for our live Q&A with @christianwolmar. Tweet your questions via #HS2 We'll be kicking off at 1.30pm

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@Outoftweet123 @christianwolmar yes, keeping freight off roads benefits to everyone, reducing CO2 emnissions and good for env generally

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@PaulBigland1 @brianc999 @Sospirando Not so. Always surprised at number of ppl within rail industry who are sceptical of #hs2 CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@kadhimshubber @djohn1977 Obviously,there wd be gains and losses for Manc but point I made is that some regional offices cd go to London CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@kadhimshubber @djohn1977 Obviously,there wd be gains and losses for Manc but point I made is that some regional offices cd go to London CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@StuartHaylock No, I have never heard of any. There's not even been any decision of where any poss HS3 wd be CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

. @brianc999 @PaulBigland1 @Sospirando That is not necessarily the case. After the election, there may be a rethink due austerity cuts CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@Oxford_News A huge tunnel under the Chilterns would be a totally unnecessary cost – HS1 has actually not disrupted Kent much at all CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@ricpou @PaulBigland1 Good point Richard. Who says we need all that capacity. Big q is whether we shd encourage so much travlel CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@ChrisRussell76 @PaulBigland1 @IanDickinson123 There plans to upgrade existing lines which actually have higher benefit cost ratio CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@lawt_d @SimonDanczuk @Lancswildlife It's clearly not at moment.Interesting to know results of Parliamentary petitions on this will be CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@Outoftweet123 @christianwolmar No, that is not reason for my opposition. I do not think those technologies will bear fruit CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

.@Outoftweet123 @christianwolmar I don't think those are related.High speed v successful in Japan because of pop density – v diff from UK CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014

…that's it folks for #hs2 – thank you for your questions and your points which came flowing in. CW

— What's HS2 To You? (@HS2_You) April 25, 2014