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The long-awaited Department for Transport report into the future of the Brighton Mainline was finally published last month (ref 1). It rules out the idea of a new relief route – ‘BML2’.
Dated April 2016, long-suffering commuters may well conclude … Read more › “We need a long term plan for the Brighton Main Line”
A continuing complaint facing those involved in long-term infrastructure planning is the argument that it is impossible to forecast the future at all accurately. Adjustments to business case rules to counter ‘optimism bias’ were written into Treasury rules some 15 … Read more › “Navigating uncertainty in demand forecasting”
Greengauge 21 congratulates all of those who have worked so diligently in securing the parliamentary powers for the first phase of HS2, following the granting of Royal Assent today. We can all now be confident that high-speed rail network will … Read more › “Royal Assent granted to Phase 1 of the HS2 project”
How often do we hear that we should learn from projects already implemented? In the case of HS2 of course, HS1 comes to mind.
The patient and wise might suggest that it is still too early to be definitive. If … Read more › “Lessons from HS1”
