Stop HS2 calls for police investigation as HS2 Ltd chair says project will need another £30bn The Financial Times has today reported that Allan Cook, the new chairman of HS2 Ltd,...
HS2 to have Construction Complaints Commissioner who can’t look at most Complaints Last week, HS2 Ltd announced they were looking for a construction commissioner who will be able to look into...
HS2 Cost Jumps by £5.6 bn. This article has been amended from the one published earlier today, as the Department for Transport, whilst being unable to provide...
Autumn statement will see cost of HS2 go up, against a backdrop of cuts. On Wednesday in the Autumn Statement, against a backdrop of cuts to services across the board, the cost of...
Forget what’s been announced, there are more Network Rail cuts to come. While all the focus following the statement from Patrick McLoughlin last week was about the Trans-Pennine and Midland Mainline...
‘Scrap pacers’ promise ignores the reality of delay to the process. Today the Chancellor has been keen today to talk up the fact that he wants to create a ‘Northern...
National Audit Office: ‘lack of common sense’ and ‘unrealistic analysis’ overstated HS2 business case by 86% The Government previosuly overstated the benefits of the proposed HS2 rail line by 86%, a report from...
Northern Rail users hit with fares double whammy. Following the announcement of the July inflation figures, which put the Retail Price Index (RPI) at 2.5%, regulated rail...
‘One North’ Report is an admission HS2 won’t regenerate the North. Today, five Northern City Councils (Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle) have published the ‘One North’ report in...
Rail projects may not go ahead, as Higgins & Kirby have spent all the money. Whenever Stop HS2 campaigners say the money earmarked for HS2 would be better spent on current infrastructure, the stock...