This is genuinely baffling 😳⁠ ⁠ HS2 could reportedly end up costing as much as £102.7 billion, with the first trains between London and Birmingham now not expected until 2036 to 2039.⁠ ⁠ For context, that’s more than NASA’s Artemis programme, more than Starbucks’ entire market value, more than 100 Wembley Stadiums, and more than twice the estimated fortune of the UK’s richest family.⁠ ⁠ Absolutely mind-blowing money for one rail line.⁠ ⁠ #engineering #hs2 #ladbible