The morning after the vote before
Brexit has won the Referendum with 51.9% of the vote. At the time of writing, David Cameron has said that...
Tag: High Speed 1
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...
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...
HS1’s Economic Effects on Kent still unassessed
In a recent set of Transport questions, then Transport Minister Stephen Hammond admitted that the government had still not...
“These mega-projects are the quack remedies of modern politics”
Thursday’s Guardian had an article by Simon Jenkins on the HS3 proposal – High-speed 3? These mega-projects are the...
Some recent written answers
House of Commons Written Answers 10 June 2014 Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line Mrs Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for...
Carry your bags, sir?
When HS1 was originally proposed the plans assumed there would eventually be a connection from HS1 to Milton Keynes,...
HS2 – “an act of faith” based on outdated ideas
Today Michael Heseltine has come out strongly in favour of HS2: he’s already been interviewed by the Today program...
Some Parliamentary Written Answers
From Hansard, 11th July: High Speed 2 Railway Line Frank Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport...
HS1: Good idea but…
This was originally published on HS2 and the Environment, as part of a series looking at RailFuture’s response to...