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# Pro-HS2 group to outline “compelling” case for high speed rail at conference
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/pro-hs2-group-to-outline-compelling-case-for-high-speed-rail-at-conference/
- Published: 2013-08-14T08:00:27.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-09T16:20:10.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: HS2, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:24, News

[![A graphic mock-up of the HS2 line](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hs21.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/01/10/lichfield-campaigners-vow-to-continue-their-fight-against-hs2/hs2-2/)

A graphic mock-up of the HS2 line

A pro-HS2 group has confirmed it will hold a conference outlining the benefits of high speed rail.

The Greengauge 21 group will host the event on September 19 in Birmingham.

The organisation has backed the controversial scheme – which will cut through parts of Lichfield and the surrounding villages – saying that the case for high speed rail is “compelling”.

“Our aim for the day is simple: to transform any lingering perception that HS2 is of limited, narrow benefit – it isn’t,” said Greengauge 21 director Jim Steer. “The beneficial effects extend right across the national rail network.”