There is substantial demand for the HS1 – HS2 connection. The demand for which the connection was first envisaged was international direct high-speed services, which represents a relatively small proportion of this overall demand. … Read more › “Travel market demand and the HS1–HS2 link”
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its first report which they describe as “an early look at the Department’s progress in putting in place the foundations for successful programme delivery”. The NAO looked at the business case for HS2, … Read more › “NAO’s first report on HS2”
As the first phase of HS2 entered a new stage, Minister of State for Transport Simon Burns held out the prospect of further extensions to this line beyond the current plans to reach Manchester and Leeds.… Read more › “Rail Minister indicates an appetite to establish a high speed network well beyond the scope of the first phase of HS2.”
Welcoming the two new bills in this week’s Queen’s Speech, Greengauge 21 Director Jim Steer calls for a genuinely national plan to be developed for high-speed rail (HSR).… Read more › “Greengauge21’s response to Queen’s Speech”
