The Independent Transport Commission published its High Speed Rail and Connected Cities report in Leeds earlier this week. Transport Secretary of State, Patrick McLoughlin was there to help to launch it.
With press speculation about what Sir Jeremy Heywood’s review … Read more › “Patrick McLoughlin restates commitment to the whole high speed network”
The eastern limb of HS2 – stretching from Birmingham to Leeds and the East Coast Main Line south of York – is an important part of the development of a truly national high-speed rail network. Its value has been increased … Read more › “Getting the right strategic choice for HS2 in Sheffield”
Scotland has been sitting at the margins of high-speed rail – until today. With an agreed 3 hour target journey time, Scotland becomes a key beneficiary. With the scope to displace the major domestic air market between Scotland’s central belt … Read more › “High Speed Rail for Northern England and Scotland”
We have been promised – by successive Secretaries of State for Transport – a truly national high-speed rail network. When it comes to the long geography of northern England and southern Scotland, the north-south orientation of the country is laid … Read more › “Anglo-Scottish high-speed rail: the time is nigh”
