The HS2/HS1 link
It’s nearly two years since Lord Adonis made the original public announcement about HS2. It was spotted immediately that...
Tag: Eurostar
Rayleigh Waves and HS2
Several recent news items have discussed the risks to HS2 and the surrounding areas posed by Rayleigh Waves.
These include...
The £32bn Great Train Robbery
This is a guest article by Ben Mitchell, who is a regular contributor to the Left Foot...
That’s a bit sneaky
This is a guest post by Peter Delow. It’s part of an article originally published in earlier this year:...
A round up of recent news articles
Here are some of the items on HS2 which have been published over the last fortnight:
Bucks Herald: Tories...
Maria Eagle’s HS2 Announcement
Maria Eagle’s comments on HS2 and high speed rail to the Airport Operators Association yesterday has received a lot...
Regional Eurostars – costing the taxpayer
We’ve mentioned the “regional Eurostars” before – trains that were planned to run from stations on the West...
Philip Hammond’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference
Philip Hammond’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference on Monday is now online – read the whole speech
HS2 Ltd’s idea of a conventional speed line
One thing that comes up every so often – including in Norman Baker’s speech to the LibDems – is...
The Independent – the big lies about HS2
Nicholas Faith, writing in the Independent, says that “Opponents of this visionary high-speed rail project are guilty of...