Public Rejects a New High Speed Rail Line as Best Method of Boosting the Economy The British public does not think that building a new high speed rail line, such as the planned HS2...
HS1 chief joins list of HS2 critics In a surprise move, Rob Holden, the chairman of HS1 has hit out at the justifications for HS2 in...
Consultations on Safeguarding and Compensation announced today. HS2 Ltd have today announced the consultation on land safeguarding and their third consultation on compensation in three years. The...
McLoughlin has his fingers in his ears about HS2. In an interview with The Independent, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has said he wants to ‘fast track’...
McLoughlin ignores WCML warnings about HS2 and forgets to mention planned £7.7bn service cuts. After the recent disaster with the West Coast Mainline Franchise, Transport Secretary Patrick McLouglin said today (Monday) he will...
Public Accounts Committee said Franchising Civil Servant’s HS2 thinking was ‘Bonkers’ & ‘Shocking’. According to the DfT business plan, Steve Gooding the civil servant in charge of HS2 for the...
“Significant technical flaws” on West Coast Mainline franchise will be dwarfed by HS2. Campaigners against HS2 feel vindicated today by the shambles of the WCML bidding process which has revealed “significant technical...
DfT and HS2 Ltd nominated for ‘analysis of evidence’ award, a day after admitting losing second set of consultation responses. HS2 Ltd and the Department of Transport, whose analysis of evidence was once described by Margaret Hodge,...
Department for Transport admit to ignoring another set of HS2 consultation responses, claiming “they would not have made a difference” Department for Transport admit to ignoring another set of HS2 consultation responses, claiming “they would not have made a...
HS2 already costing £13m per month, as Stage 2 delayed until after legal hearings. An army of consultants and new staff has seen the costs of the HS2 project almost treble from £4.7m...