Is the WCML really full?
In November 2011, HS2 Action Alliance carried out research to find out whether the West Coast Main Line trains...
Tag: West Coast Main Line
Recent DfT releases
The Government and the Department for Transport have recently issued a number of releases relevant to HS2.
Today, there’s the...
Network Rail Review shows inadequecies of HS2 development process
Over the weekend, a review by Network Rail of alternatives to the HS2 proposal has been made public. It...
Justine, the TSC and the WCML
This video is of Justine Greening at the Transport Select Committee on 14th December. Steve Baker asks her...
Snippets from Westminster Hall debate on High Speed Rail and the north
Yesterday there was a Westminster Hall debate, specifically on High Speed Rail and the north. Paul Maynard, who...
Too Much of a Good Thing?
This is a guest post by Peter Delow, who writes the HS2 and the Environment blog.
When (or should...
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...
HS2 trains: the slow option on the West Coast Main Line
With HS2, its the details that matter as much as the headline figures.
Proponents of HS2 like to point out...
What’s the Mainline Alternative? – Part 2
Yesterday we asked what’s the Mainline Alternative?
We were intrigued to see that the...
Improve the WCML for Scotland’s sake
Earlier this week, Transform Scotland issued their response to the consultation on the West Coast Main Line franchise....