I like watching football http://xvido.site/ eeltube âThe excitement when HS2 was proposed under Labour concentrated on faster journeys,â said Mr Burns, who thinks the projectâs name has misled critics. âYes, thatâs important, but the most important thing is not reducing the journey times but the capacity issue.â Passenger numbers have doubled since rail privatisation to 1.5 billion a year and are projected to rise modestly each year.