When looking at who will build and who will benefit from HS2, HS3 or indeed any future high speed rail project, there is no simple answer. As Ailie Macadam, Managing Director of Bechtel’s global rail business, has pointed out in her speech at today’s ‘Transport Times’ conference, there are thousands Read more…
Greengauge 21 is today publishing a new report to help inform work being commissioned to look into ways of improving connections between HS2 and Europe.
A new report, published today, details the costly impact to Britain if High Speed 2 is derailed. ‘Great Britain: connected or not?’, which was developed by the HSR Industry Leaders Group, outlines how failing to build HS2 will leave a clogged Britain, unable to meet its full potential.
The devastating effects of the recent storms on the UK transport system, and especially on our rail networks, has been well documented. It has left numerous towns without power, thousands of people without access to transport, and the Devon railway quite literally suspended in mid-air.
Britain is on the cusp of a new dawn for our transport infrastructure. From Crossrail to HS2, we are transforming our transport landscape for the better, creating a lasting legacy for future generations and putting Britain at the forefront of rail engineering and innovation once again.
Jim Steer outlines how the Government’s business case answers HS2 critics.
A policy paper setting out the strategic reasons for building HS2; the new north to south high speed rail line between London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
A Government leaflet setting out the case for HS2 in straight forward terms.
A study by Atkins for the Department for Transport considering the extent to which capacity and connectivity upgrades to the conventional rail network.
In response to the HS2 Growth Taskforce’s interim report Lawrie Quinn, Chairman of the Railway Engineers Forum said…