HS2 Ltd sit on Phase 2 route but fiddle a new, already outdated, business case. HS2 Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Department for Transport tasked with developing and promoting the new high-speed...
Rail ticket prices – what premium for HS2? The price of train tickets is a topical subject now that we know the average price rise for train...
51M letter asking HS2 about updating the business case A letter from Martin Tett to HS2 Ltd, asking them if they will update the HS2 business case. As Martin...
Unrealistic Passenger Forecasts Can the Department for Transport identify an unrealistic (optimistic) passenger forecast when they see one? Example 1: One of the...
Snippets from the House of Lords debate on HS2 Railways: High Speed 2 Question for Short Debate, 11th July 2012 Asked By Viscount Astor • To ask Her Majesty’s Government...
Margaret Hodge warns of repeating HS1 mistakes of HS2 Following the Publication of the Public Accounts Committee report into the sale of HS1, Margaret Hodge MP explains that...
Public Accounts Committee vindicates Stop HS2 position on HS2 business case. Today the Public Accounts Committee has published its report into the completion and sales of HS1, in which they...
New oversight group launched into HS2 as MPA say; ‘Not sufficient evidence at this point’ The Major Projects Authority have confirmed that there hasn’t been enough evidence-based material produced to support HS2, the proposed...
Lord Adonis complains that Government not rushing to complete his folly On Bank Holiday Monday, Lord Adonis was interviewed by the BBC Today program, claiming “There’s been endless dither and...
ALL PARTY REPORT INTO HS2 IS ‘SHAMELESSLY SELFISH’ AND IGNORES THE FACTS EMBARGO 23RD MAY 12.01am Today, the All Party Parliamentary Group for High Speed Rail published their report, which unsurprisingly says...