Is the Eastern leg of HS2 for the chop?
Just recently, there have been a number of news items suggesting that the Eastern leg of HS2 from Birmingham...
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Behind the Brexit Firewall, HS2 has been Trundling on at Panic Stations with Increased Costs, Incompetence, Spin and Fraud.
With the Brexit Firewall incinerating almost everything else that has the audacity to try and become news, you might...
HS2 Ltd admit they will scrap all current long distance trains to Euston in £8.3bn rail cut.
After years of speculation, HS2 Ltd technical Director Andrew McNaughton has finally admitted that towns and cities in the...
Landslip raises network questions
By Hugh Jaegar, first published Friday 6 February 2015 in Oxford Times Letters.
Sir – On February 1, a landslip...
You want to develop The North? Then develop the North!
It had been over a decade since I’d been to Salford Quays. Back then I was working for an...
Stop HS2 Phase 2 Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the phase two route go?
HS2 Phase 2 maps can be found on the Department for Transport’s website,...
Poorer services on classic rail post HS2 “not really fit for purpose”
One of the arguments used in favour of High Speed Two is that it will release additional capacity on...
Surprising Claims from the High Speed Rail Policy Forum
The High Speed Rail Policy Forum was launched on November 6th. Afterwards, Westbourne
Communications made some surprising claims for...
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...