Even younger residents question the wisdom of HS2. Henry Barrow, 18, a biology student at University College London staying at his parents' home for the summer, said: "I can sort of see the argument for speeding up connections between London and the Midlands, but you have to ask whether this is the right time to be spending such an awful lot of money on a project. Will the time saved on the journey really be worth the amount of money needed to get HS2 built?.