Virgin on the ridiculous Away, but not too far away, from the debate on HS2 there has only been one transport story in...
FirstGroup franchise win undermines HS2 case As widely expected, FirstGroup have been awarded the contract to run WCML services, rather than existing franchise...
Some recent HS2 news items Telegraph: Chancellor urges maximum proceeds from rail franchise bids or risk high-speed line “The Chancellor has told transport ministers...
‘Last chance saloon’ rail investment package will further undermine the case for HS2. On Monday 16th July, as the Stop HS2 campaign will be holding a day of action with a...
HS2: NAO report disproves government rhetoric A longer version of this was published on the Information Daily (formerly eGov monitor) last month. The main headline...
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...
Who loses out with HS2 A small number of major cities (Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds) get significant medium term (2026/2033) benefits from HS2. But many...
“Sorry we can’t do that because we’re incompetent” This is taken from Sorry we can’t do that because we’re incompetent by Peter Delow from his...
Is the WCML really full? In November 2011, HS2 Action Alliance carried out research to find out whether the West Coast Main Line trains...
Where is the transport strategy? Last year, Steve Baker asked the Secretary of State for Transport, during a Transport Select Committee oral evidence session,...