How HS2 haunts ambitious plans for Britain’s golden triangle
1 year, 8 months ago

How HS2 haunts ambitious plans for Britain’s golden triangle

The Telegraph  

The rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge stretches back centuries, with each university town famously dismissing their opposite as “the other place”. East West Rail will revive the old “Varsity line” previously junked in the 1960s, linking Oxford to Cambridge via Bicester, Bletchley and Bedford and cutting journey times by an hour. But, like its bigger cousin, High Speed 2, East West Rail is battling opposition, with the prospect of legal challenges threatening to frustrate and delay the scheme. “We were never asked whether we actually wanted this or not,” says Dr William Harrold, a retired telecoms engineer who is leading the campaign against the Cambridge section of the route.

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‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham
5 months ago

‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ministers are considering a “HS2 light” railway line linking Birmingham and Manchester as part of a …

HS2: High-speed rail line will end at London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh indicates
5 months, 1 week ago

HS2: High-speed rail line will end at London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh indicates

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The transport secretary has indicated that HS2 will run into central …

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route
6 months ago

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The alternative route between Staffordshire and Cheshire, which would connect …

Faster train link connecting Sheffield and London in under two hours could be on track next year in boost for northern connectivity after HS2 farce
1 year, 2 months ago

Faster train link connecting Sheffield and London in under two hours could be on track next year in boost for northern connectivity after HS2 farce

Daily Mail  

A new and faster train service between London and Sheffield could be launched in the second half of next year. Transport company FirstGroup announced its plan to operate two daily return trips from London King's Cross to the South Yorkshire city via Retford, Worksop and Woodhouse as part of its Hull Trains business. A new and faster train service between …

What does scaling back of HS2 mean for travellers?
1 year, 5 months ago

What does scaling back of HS2 mean for travellers?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Instead we will take every pound that would have been spent extending HS2 and invest over £36 billion into Network …

What is the impact of cutting HS2 north of Birmingham?
1 year, 5 months ago

What is the impact of cutting HS2 north of Birmingham?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – Where will HS2 trains run now Phases 2a …

Key dates of the HS2 rail project
1 year, 5 months ago

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – July 2017 HS2 Ltd accepts it was a “serious error” to make £1.76 …

Cutting off the North from HS2 is a national disgrace
1 year, 5 months ago

Cutting off the North from HS2 is a national disgrace

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Grant Shapps’s now-disintegrated Integrated Rail Plan, published under two years ago, criminally damaged the eastern leg – leaving just a …

Key dates of the HS2 rail project
1 year, 5 months ago

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – July 2017 HS2 Ltd accepts it was a “serious error” to make £1.76 …

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?
1 year, 5 months ago

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 …

High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice
1 year, 5 months ago

High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government confirmed Sunday it may scrap a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England. “We’ve seen very, very high global inflation in a way that no government could have predicted,” said Shapps, a former transportation secretary who now serves as …

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And in a letter to the Prime Minister, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said HS2 …

The UK’s rail system is an embarrassment when compared to Europe
1 year, 6 months ago

The UK’s rail system is an embarrassment when compared to Europe

The Independent  

Surely we are not going to see further cuts to the HS2 programme! Such links would have enabled the UK, a small enough country, to abandon most scheduled internal flights which spew out daily toxic fumes across the country. Italy, for example, is a less wealthy country than Britain, often administratively challenged, with equally treasured landscapes and wildlife; yet somehow …

HS2 Stage 2 could be scrapped: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt 'in talks to axe high speed rail route north of Birmingham' to save £34billion ahead of the next election (after already spending £2.3billion
1 year, 6 months ago

HS2 Stage 2 could be scrapped: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt 'in talks to axe high speed rail route north of Birmingham' to save £34billion ahead of the next election (after already spending £2.3billion

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak is facing widespread anger today amid claims that the second stage of the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line could be axed to save money. Tory MP Michael Fabricant said scrapping Phase 2 would be 'sensible' and would protect rural areas north of his Litchfield constituency, where Phase 1 will join the current West Coast mainline. The Prime Minister's …

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two …

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs
2 years ago

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The HS2 rail project could be delayed among a number …

Leeds, Bradford and other key British cities could miss out on rail revolution
2 years, 7 months ago

Leeds, Bradford and other key British cities could miss out on rail revolution

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The government should reconsider the case for the development of a new station in Bradford.” Leeds The West Yorkshire city …

UK government faces criticism over high-speed rail revisions
3 years, 3 months ago

UK government faces criticism over high-speed rail revisions

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government came under fire Thursday for scrapping a long-planned high-speed rail line to the northern English city of Leeds as part of a package of revisions that potentially reduces costs by tens of billions of pounds. Critics argue the scaling back of plans will leave many parts of north England, particularly those in eastern areas, at …

HS2's eastern link hits the buffers as the line to Leeds is shelved amid soaring costs
3 years, 7 months ago

HS2's eastern link hits the buffers as the line to Leeds is shelved amid soaring costs

Daily Mail  

The Eastern leg of the HS2 rail line to Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds has been ‘shelved’ amid concerns about soaring costs. HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston told MPs this month that the future of the Eastern leg was uncertain In a joint letter to the PM this week, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Tory leader Ben Bradley and Leeds City Council’s Labour …

HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail project
5 years, 1 month ago

HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail project

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham today appealed for him to put the section north of …

Upgrading existing railways instead of building HS2 would cause ‘absurd disruption’ for passengers, Network Rail chief warns
5 years, 1 month ago

Upgrading existing railways instead of building HS2 would cause ‘absurd disruption’ for passengers, Network Rail chief warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Haines added: “It’s very easy to talk about alternatives to HS2 but the disruption …

HS2 is the only option for Britain’s railways
5 years, 4 months ago

HS2 is the only option for Britain’s railways

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. HS2 will take express trains off the West Coast Main Line that links London …

HS2 may be a mess, but it’s still essential for the future of UK rail travel
5 years, 6 months ago

HS2 may be a mess, but it’s still essential for the future of UK rail travel

The Independent  

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Now we learn that HS2 will cause 'far worse' damage than expected, it confirms this is a flawed project
6 years, 5 months ago

Now we learn that HS2 will cause 'far worse' damage than expected, it confirms this is a flawed project

The Independent  

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Chinese on track for HS2 train bid, UK rivals in crisis
6 years, 8 months ago

Chinese on track for HS2 train bid, UK rivals in crisis

China Daily  

A electronic billboard promoting the HS2 transport link development and the city of Birmingham is seen during the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain, Oct 2, 2016. State-invested firm and Hong Kong’s MTR on course to win rail contract Chinese railway companies are on course to win bids to operate High Speed 2 trains because of chaos among British …

Government unveils preferred northern route for HS2
8 years, 4 months ago

Government unveils preferred northern route for HS2

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers have suggested that HS2 should serve the existing Sheffield city centre station, but …

HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply
9 years ago

HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. • There are fears the 1,300-person project team, HS2 Ltd, isn’t ready to oversee …

It doesn’t help that HS2 has become such a cause celebre
10 years, 10 months ago

It doesn’t help that HS2 has become such a cause celebre

The Independent  

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UK business has an urgent need for speed
12 years ago

UK business has an urgent need for speed

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Saving time but wasting money: HS2 is on track
12 years, 4 months ago

Saving time but wasting money: HS2 is on track

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