Tenants – Another Set of People Screwed by HS2
By Ewen Simpson There are many examples of the inattention displayed when considering the plight of Tenants, whether they...
Tag: Department for Transport
Lords ask about HS2 Ltd’s unauthorised redundancy payments
Both Lord Truscott and Lord Berkeley have asked questions about the unauthorised redundancy payments made by HS2 Ltd: they...
Train fares to rise for ‘improvements’, just after network improvements dropped
The big news on the railways this week is the expected train fare rise in January, which follows on...
Passenger Numbers: Absolute Proof HS2 is the Wrong Priority
Last Thursday, the Department for Transport published the actual passenger numbers for certain stations in 2016. We covered this...
Rail Passenger Statistics Show HS2 is the ‘Fast Track to Disaster’.
Today the Department for Transport have published their 2016 passenger figures for parts of the rail network, which both...
Cabinet Office Report Shows HS2 Still “In Doubt With Major Risks”
The annual report of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, which is part of the Cabinet Office, has rated HS2...
‘Rogue Organisation’ HS2 Ltd Fiddle Forbidden Redundancy Payments.
Today, (Wednesday 19th 2017), the Auditor General Amyas Morse will express his concerns with the annual accounts of HS2...
HS2 Cost Will Double to £111bn, According to New DfT Estimate
The projected bill for the HS2 high speed rail network has been estimated at £111bn, double the official £55.7bn...
And where is Crossrail 2?
One thing absent from the Conservative party manifesto is Crossrail 2. This has led several reports to question the real...
HS2 or GWR modernisation?
One of the problems with HS2 is the huge cost, and whether spending £55 billion on one railway is...