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,...
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...
HS2 Ltd sit on Phase 2 route but fiddle a new, already outdated, business case. HS2 Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Department for Transport tasked with developing and promoting the new high-speed...
Virgin on the ridiculous Away, but not too far away, from the debate on HS2 there has only been one transport story in...
No Russian Rush for high speed rail. Following the decisions from Poland, Belgium and Portugal to axe their proposed high speed rail projects, Russia seems to...
Stop HS2 launches elephund appeal. The Stop HS2 campaign has launched an urgent appeal for campaign funds, as current resources will be exhausted after...
Down the pub with Heathrow Hub On 8th August 2012, Conserve the Chilterns and Countryside Group, organised a meeting in the White Lion in Great...