The Transport Select Committee’s 30th November session on transport and the economy turned into a discussion on the case for high-speed rail.… Read more › “What the Transport Select Committee learnt this week”
While work continues on refining the HS2 alignment, there is a wider challenge afoot: how to get the very best out of a scheme from London to the West Midlands, which – subject to consultation – will form the basis … Read more › “How HS2 can support the East West Rail scheme”
On October 4th 2010, the Coalition government abandoned the S-shaped high-speed rail (HSR) network. This had first been adopted in the historic September 2008 Conservative Party announcement that committed the party to the creation of a largely public sector … Read more › “Government abandons the S-shaped network”
A new report from Greengauge 21 demonstrates that high-speed rail will not be expensive for passengers to use, even if a new line would cost billions of pounds to build. Greengauge 21 has analysed the fares that will be charged … Read more › “High-Speed Rail: Fair and Affordable”
