Franchise announcement paves the way to force people onto HS2
The Government have announced that whoever gets the next West Coast Mainline franchise would run HS2 at the start,...
Tag: franchise
Eagle Line, the superfast train service to Edinburgh
Eagle Line representative meeting with the minister, discussing the new superfast train service.… Continue Reading
Unrealistic Passenger Forecasts
Can the Department for Transport identify an unrealistic (optimistic) passenger forecast when they see one?
Example 1: One of the...
Recent DfT releases
The Government and the Department for Transport have recently issued a number of releases relevant to HS2.
Today, there’s the...
China Crisis- high speed trains withdrawn, new projects shelved following crash.
By Joe Rukin & Andrew Bodman
Three weeks after a crash which official reports state killed around 40 people, 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....