“One thing has always happened with HS2 is that the costs have gone relentlessly upwards, whilst the expected benefits have gone down. Numerous ministers have talked about reviewing HS2 and ‘getting a grip’ on the cost of HS2. However the conclusion of each review, is either the cost has gone up, or the project has been descoped. Or sometimes both.| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
Reacting to news that Sir Kier Starmer intends to revive the Birmingham to Crewe section of HS2, Penny Gaines, Stop HS2 chair, said: “We keep hearing about an ever-increasing black hole in the budget, and no wonder. Phase 1 is already expected to cost at least £56 billion, adding the extension to Crewe will add many billions to the cost. “There is no suggestion that private finance will fund HS2. Of course construction companies will be eager to encourage… Continue Reading| STOP HS2 – The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
Stop HS2 reaction to comments made by Louise Haigh that imply HS2 will be extended into Euston.| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
Sir Kier Starmer has made Louise Haigh the new Secretary of State for Transport. Ms Haigh is the MP for Sheffield Heeley.| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
With a couple of weeks to go before the general election, all the major parties have published their manifestoes. Here is what they have to say about HS2 or railways more generally:| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
Sometimes politicians promise sunny uplands and lands of milk and honey. Sometimes they tell of tough times ahead, or behind, and what they will do to solve the problems.| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
The Public Accounts Committee set up an ‘HS2 and Euston: Recall’ Inquiry last year, to question senior officials at the DfT and HS2 Ltd. on progress on the project since its April 2023 as a followup to the report they published in July 2023. In February 2024, they published the results of that inquiry. Whilst the initial was about Euston, the report also looks at the consequences of the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2. Here is the summary of the … Continue Reading| STOP HS2 – The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
Press Release: Stop HS2 response the Public Accounts Committee Report on HS2 Stop HS2 founder Joe Rukin responded to the report: “Today the Public Accounts Committee have said that no-one knows what the final cost of HS2 will be, they don’t know what the benefits of building are, the bosses running HS2 are over-confident, and that HS2 is poor value for money and private investors won’t touch it with a bargepole. This isn’t news, this is exactly what the Public… Continue Reading| STOP HS2 – The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
HS2 bosses had intended to keep parliament in the dark over the actual costs of phase 2b of HS2 to Manchester| STOP HS2 – The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
The Public Accounts Committee have published their report following the ‘HS2 and Epson: recall’ inquiry.| STOP HS2 - The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
