People and Papers react to Euston spin
When the Government announced the proposed design for the partial redevelopment of Euston yesterday to fit in HS2, no doubt...
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Euston Rebuild Will Mean 2 Decades of Horrendous Chaos on West Coast Mainline.
Today, the Government has issued a press release concerning the redevelopment of Euston station, which will be...
A vroom with(out) a view
First published on Peter’s blog HS2 and the Environment.
I must admit that my eyebrows were raised recently...
From the Archives – views on the HS1 link, 18 months ago
In March 2014, Sunday Politics covered the news that the HS1 rail link might be dropped from the HS2 proposals. Then Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer suggested it could be replaced by a travelator.
Without the link, passengers will not be able to travel directly from the Midlands & North to mainland Europe as promised.
Sunday Politics, BBC1 London, 23rd March 2014
(18 months on, it looks like the link will be formally dropped from the plans.)
Hybrid Bill Committee Timetables for September to October
The timetable for Hybrid Bill petitioning for the period from 7th September to 15th October has now been published...
Scottish report delays
Speaking in Glasgow yesterday, Keith Brown MSP, revealed that yet another report into HS2 is taking its time for...
DfT Outbid HS2 Ltd on Rail Disruption, Whilst Ignoring Road Chaos.
This week it has been reported that the construction of HS2 would lead to a ‘huge number’ of...
More Costs and More Delays to Rail Upgrades
Last week, we reported a prediction from the Construction Products Association that they believe if construction of HS2...
Clearly Not a Bunch of Chiltern Nimbies
This article was first published by South Heath Against HS2 as ‘One Cheer For the Select Committee’
As a...