The messaging, in general, has been abysmal. But capacity and speed are not separate concerns. Consistently high average speeds increase capacity - I wish this had been actually communicated.
Indeed, which has eroded trust. That along with huge cost revisions, you can see why some people are incredibly pessimistic about the entire project
It was all planned lies: high speed rail is sexy. It sold the project.
> Consistently high average speeds increase capacity - I wish this had been actually communicated.
Show us the numbers then ;) And the cost benefit of higher speed vs longer stations and trains