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<p> </p><p>The average journey time of a Pendolino between Euston and Birmingham city
centre (New Street) is 1 hour 21 minutes. As set out in the Strategic Case for HS2
(October 2013), the average journey time of an HS2 train between Euston and Birmingham
city centre (Curzon Street) will be 49 minutes – a saving of 32 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>The
maximum line speed for a Pendolino travelling on the West Coast Main line is 125mph.
HS2 is designed for a top speed of 250mph. Plans envisage services running at up to
225mph, which is becoming the standard capability for new high speed trains.</p><p>
</p><p>There is no station for Handsacre on either the existing network or the HS2
network. The nearest relevant station is Crewe, for which comparative journey times
are 1 hour 30 minutes for current services and 55 minutes by HS2 services – a saving
of 35 minutes.</p>
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