The previous Government left HS2 curtailed, diminished in terms of its reach and capacity. True, a cut-back could reduce public sector capital outlays. But as this paper shows, high speed rail infrastructure, once complete, offers a great way – possibly … Read more › “Gaining a financial return from HS2”
The Resolution Foundation’s Stagnation Nation report of December 2023 runs to nearly 300pp. It may help guide Government policy ahead. Little has changed in terms of the national economic outlook since it was released 6 months ago.
Transport has an … Read more › “From Resolution to Action”
For 15 years, a Government consensus held. The West Coast Main Line was the priority corridor for capacity relief in the form of HS2.
Now, with the section across Cheshire abandoned and completion to Euston fogged by the miasma of … Read more › “West Coast Lessons”
The Government decision in October 2023 to scrap the section of HS2 between the West Midlands and Crewe (Phase 2a), ended a 15-year period of cross-party consensus on the project, and drove a coach and horses through the rail sector’s … Read more › “West Midlands – Crewe: the key choices”
