mainline services across the north of england and the midlands, rather than the full eastern leg of the high—speed railwayspeed rail line to yorkshire? work to build hs2 from london to birmingham is well under way, but today, the government's own national infrastructure commission suggested regional links across the north should now be prioritised. packages which link up large centres of population, are relatively close together with higher capacity, more regular services will be the ones most likely to give you the most bang for your buck. the report says building the full y—shaped hs2 from london to manchester and to leeds would cost £86 billion. it suggests hs2 should now terminate in the east midlands, and instead, there would be upgrades between the east midlands and leeds and a potential between leeds and manchester. but this would cost at least £108 billion, a higher cost, but with greater economic benefits, according to the report. chanting: h52, shame on you! and it's been well received by those who oppose hs2. i'm delighted that finally, the experts are starting to agree with the yorkshire commu