“Zero Chance” of HS2 coming in on budget with “Zero Capacity” released, expert tells Lords HS2 has suffered another blow as yet another rail expert has raised serious concerns over the project in Parliament...
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...
Snippets from the Inter-City Rail Investment debate Debate on Thursday 9th January 2014: from Hansard. Inter-City Rail Investment Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD): I beg to move: That...
“More & more MPs are beginning to think HS2 is a white elephant” This is from last month when the Public Accounts Committee released their report into HS2. Since the reshuffle...
Mandelson: HS2’s ‘sheer cost will suck the very lifeblood’ out of the rail system Peter Mandelson’s speech in the House of Lords on Thursday 24th October. From Hansard. 24 Oct 2013 :...
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,...
Is the Department for Transport misleading us? In their January 2012 announcement that High Speed Two would be going ahead, the Department for Transport set expectations...
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...
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...