Organisers of the Government’s planned high speed rail scheme say they expect to meet some of the fiercest opposition in rural Warwickshire.

A touring road show of experts from HS2 Ltd, the company behind the plans for the 225mph rail link, has arrived in the Midlands for the first time.

Dozens of people attended the day-long event in Hodge Hill, in Birmingham, and were able to examine the impact on their homes by looking at interactive maps and listening to a simulation of the noise of the 400-metre long, double decker trains.

Miranda Carter, head of consultation for HS2, said the plans were likely to come under particularly close scrutiny in towns and villages including Ladbroke, Southam, Kenilworth, Burton Green and Balsall Common.

“This consultation goes right up the country from very urban London in some rural areas, in to Birmingham and a bit beyond and the mood and atmosphere have been very different at the events we have held, even across the Chilterns,” she said.

“We are very keen that people come along before they take part in the consultation.

“We have assembled experts, engineers, people who know about property and the economists who have worked on the business case.

“We want people to come along, ask the questions and find out about the project from the people who took part in creating it.

Mrs Carter insisted that all of the details of the £17 billion first phase of the high speed network linking Birmingham to London in under 50 minutes could still be influenced by the consultation process.

“Because this project is so big we have gone for quite a strategic consultation where people can really have their say on strategy and the route itself from London to the West Midlands,” she added.

“If the project moves forward there will be a lot of detail over the next couple of years and an opportunity for people to get involved at that stage again.”

Business leaders from Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce this week met with former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis to hear the economic case for the route restated.

About 40 directors met the former cabinet member, who announced high speed rail plans as part of the Labour administration last year.

Louise Bennett, chief executive of the Chamber, said Lord Adonis had given members the strongest business case yet for HS2 but there were still concerns about the proposals.

“We have met several key figures who have tried to put the case for HS2 but have struggled to get the message over to business,” she said.

“Lord Adonis gave a very clear and definite message that this was the right proposal for the economy and was the right way forward for the UK.

“Businesses still have concerns but at least the case from Lord Adonis means firms can start to formulate a more informed opinion on whether they are for or against.”

Among the key points set out by the politician was the claim that upgrading the current lines would cost more money than the high speed rail package but would offer only an increase in capacity of two-thirds that which HS2 can deliver.

“The fundamental case for HS2 is not about speed, it’s about capacity,” he said.

“The case for speed begins to grow when you go further north and into Scotland.

“But in terms of capacity, we are now at record numbers of rail users and capacity on the West Coast Mainline will be exhausted south of Birmingham by 2020.”

The roadshow will visit Ladbroke on Thursday June 2, Southam on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, Balsall Common on Tuesday June 7, Lichfield on Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and 9, Burton Green on Friday June 10, Water Orton on Saturday June 11.

Events will also be held at Kenilworth on Monday and Tuesday, June 13 and 14, and at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18.