High speed rail terminates Birmingham City University campus plans
The plans for the new high speed train through Birmingham appears to ‘plough right through’ the new Birmingham City University campus.
Blogger and lecturer Dave Harte posted the shocking plans on Twitter on Thursday (11/03/2010)
The plans, taken from Dave’s Skitch, see the high-speed train line making a beeline for the University’s new campus development.
Dave tweeted:
‘Does the new high speed rail terminus plough right through the new Birmingham City University campus?’
He also added:
‘Ref my earlier tweet about new high speed station in Eastside. Yep, goes thru new BCU campus. Not sure anyone here was made aware b4 today’
With HS2 on a collision course with the university, this revelation is sure to upset both the lecturers and students and throw the proverbial ‘spanner in the works’ to their own new developments.
BCU lecturer Jon Hickman says of the plans:
‘They’re pretty concrete. Who knows what happens next.‘
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Mar. 12 at 10:54 pmLiam Richardson says:
Great story, looking forward to see how it pans out.
Mar. 13 at 12:45 pmDevina Morjaria says:
It makes you think what is more important? University campus? or a train that will make your journey to London 20 minute’s faster?
Mar. 16 at 8:40 pmClare Anne says:
I know, its awful really!
The uni have lost near on £100 million I think and there’s nothing they can do about it!
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