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The powers to build the first phase of HS2 – linking Euston with Birmingham Curzon Street and with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre – achieved Royal Assent on 23rd February. As the accompanying Government announcement said, we … Read more › “2017 marks a huge step forward for HS2”
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”
