New Chair of HS2 announced
Doug Oakervee will be standing down as Chairman of HS2 Ltd at the end of 2013. His successor has been announced as current Network Rail Chief Executive Sir David Higgins, who … Read more › “New Chair of HS2 announced”
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For responses to transport policy and industry consultations
Curzon Street Conference
On 19th September in Curzon Street, Birmingham, Greengauge 21’s Industry Leaders Group conference on HS2 set out the economic benefits of high speed rail for all to see.… Read more › “Curzon Street Conference”
HS2: Will Hutton’s passionate plea to avoid a relapse into short-termism
Writing in the Guardian Will Hutton states that: the HS2 project should not fall victim to a disastrous short-termist culture that hampers vital public investment. Britain does not believe in investment – as is painfully obvious in both the private … Read more › “HS2: Will Hutton’s passionate plea to avoid a relapse into short-termism”
HS2 Land Take
Those opposed to HS2 are claiming that a new railway line will destroy the English countryside. Let’s look at the facts behind those claims.… Read more › “HS2 Land Take”