Has the TGV regenerated France’s Provincial Cities? This was originally published on HS2 the Regional Impact. By Ian Waddell. HS2 is, at £50bn plus, the largest...
HS2 ditch 18 trains per hour Since first being announced in 2010, HS2 Ltd have always planned to have 18 trains an hour each way...
TSC hear from two chairs, but would have done better booking a sofa. Yesterday, the Transport Select Committee heard from the Chair of HS2 Ltd Sir David Higgins and the...
New Man, New Spin: Sir David Higgins at the IOD Last Friday, Sir David Higgins appeared in front of an audience at the Institute of Directors, a body which...
Living in Birmingham, spending money in London Yesterday, at the Institute of Directors, David Higgins, incoming chair of HS2 Ltd said that he thought Birmingham could become...
More money to be thrown at ‘Field of Dreams’ HS2 project. Today, Lord Deighton has published a report from the HS2 Growth Taskforce which admits that HS2 will not deliver...
Where’s the extra HS2 annual spend coming from? Last November, when David Higgins was “tasked with reporting on how to reduce the £42.6 billion cost of...
Higgins set to deliver more false promises with HS2 report on Monday. On Monday, Sir David Higgins is due to launch a report into HS2 called ‘HS2 Plus’, which is intended...
After four years of HS2, communities must prepare for petitioning. Four years after the original announcement of HS2, actions groups and communities must reconnect with all the people affected...