Network Fail: Getting UK Rail Back on Track
Today, the Adam Smith Institute published their latest report “Network Fail: Getting UK Rail Back on Track”.
While much...
Tag: Eurostar
HS2 already turned away from Europe
As ministers meet at Chequers to discuss Brexit, there’s one major project that has already turned away from Europe –...
From the Archives: What did Justine see on her HS1 trip?
This was originally published in August 2012, when Justine Greening was Secretary of State for Transport, and HS2 was...
From the Archives: High speed rail in Lille and Lyon
This article by Mike Geddes was originally published in 2013, but it continues to hold true.
HS2 Ltd claim that...
Some recent news items
Independent: HS2:...
NAO report – even with sale, Eurostar cost taxpayers billions
Today, the National Audit Office published their report into the sale of Eurostar completed before the 2015 general election.
Its...
Some recent news items
Financial Times: Folly of a £50bn HS2...
For HS2 playing the Europe card has become a busted flush
From 51M.
When all else fails, HS2 advocates play the Europe card. Patrick McLoughlin did it recently when talking about...
A few of the differences between HS2 and HS1
A few of the differences between HS2 and HS1. The developers of HS2 are ignoring the lessons learnt and...
‘Catch up with Europe’??? It’s not somewhere we want to go!
Madeleine Wahlberg writes about the Court of Auditors report released in France last week:
There has been a flurry of...