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If ministers want to rebalance the economy, they must scrap HS2
Improving rail links in the north is a far better use of £80bn-plus than continuing with a delayed project
Twelve new trains will start running in Wales by the end of the year
The date for when Transport for Wales' new trains will start running has now been announced. Twelve new trains will be added to Transport for Wales' existing fleet over the next few months.
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
BBC News
- HS2: Grant Shapps keeping 'open mind' on route's future [video]Transport Minister Grant Shapps says he will keep an "open mind" over the future of the HS2 high-speed railway until another review into the project is complete.
- HS2 railway to be delayed by up to five yearsIt will be between 2028 to 2031 before the first trains run on the London to Birmingham route.
The Guardian
- HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to up to £88bnCompletion of the first phase of HS2, between London Euston and Birmingham, could be delayed by five years until 2031, the government has announced, and the cost of the high-speed rail network has soared to up to £88bn.
- If ministers want to rebalance the economy, they must scrap HS2Improving rail links in the north is a far better use of £80bn-plus than continuing with a delayed project
Times Online
- HS2: Going off the rails isn’t rare for big projects [subscription]Recent history is littered with examples of new rail lines that very rapidly veered off track. The Channel tunnel went over budget by 80 per cent and the cost of the Jubilee line extension on the London Tube almost doubled.
- HS2 heading down the wrong route [subscription]billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Who cares if it really was US senator Everett Dirksen who came up with that little quip? It’s still a required rubric for the transport department officials procuring HS2.
- Why are two Canadian shipbuilders up in arms about a Clyde yard? [subscription]The blame game over Ferguson Marine and its troubled ferry order has taken on an astonishing, international dimension. A Canadian shipbuilder has seen fit to accuse the Scottish government of behaving like “a banana republic” by taking steps to bring Ferguson into public ownership.
- You’re taking us for a ride on true cost of HS2, Tories told [subscription]The government was accused of attempting to mislead parliament over the cost of HS2 yesterday after it emerged that the line needed a further £32 billion to be fully built.
- A timeline of HS2: Hitting the buffers [subscription]January 2009 Labour sets up HS2 Ltd, a government-owned company, to assess the case for a new high-speed line.
City AM
- HS2 ‘still vital’ despite ballooning £88bn price tag, say businessesHS2 is at risk of costing the public £88bn and could be delivered seven years behind schedule, but businesses still believe the project is worth the time and money.
i News
- HS2 rail line delayed by seven years as cost climbs by £22bn, sparking fresh calls to scrap itHigh Speed 2 rail will be delayed by up to seven years and cost an extra £22 billion, the government admitted today in an embarrassing climb down.
Belfast Telegraph
- HS2 review says project could be delayed seven years and exceed budget by £26bnThe high-speed railway could cost up to £88 billion, new figures show.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- New Northern train rolls into SkiptonONE of Northern’s new rolling stock costing £5 million each was launched on Tuesday in Skipton.
London Evening Standard
- HS2 could be delayed by seven years and cost £22bn more than previous budget, says company building railwayHS2 could cost up to £22 billion more than its previous budget and may be delayed by seven years, the company building the railway has said.
Northern Echo
- The right rail forwardSHOULD we in the North-East shed a tear that HS2 was yesterday officially put back five years as its cost spirals wildly from £56bn to £88bn? This may be a precursor to the cancellation of the whole project.
Sheffield Star
- Brick-throwing yobs force Sheffield bus services to divertSheffield bus services have been forced to divert after coming under attack from yobs throwing bricks in a Sheffield suburb on Tuesday evening
Wales Online
- Twelve new trains will start running in Wales by the end of the yearThe date for when Transport for Wales' new trains will start running has now been announced. Twelve new trains will be added to Transport for Wales' existing fleet over the next few months.
Yorkshire Post
- 'Fantastic' new Northern trains to be introduced in Bradford, Skipton and Ilkley next week"Fantastic" new Northern trains will make a difference to the travelling experience for Yorkshire commuters when they are introduced in parts of the region next week, a senior councillor has claimed.
New Civil Engineer
- Podcast | Crossrail 2 boss outlines ‘silver lining’ of funding setbackCrossrail 2 managing director Michèle Dix is embracing the "silver linings" that have emerged since the project lost out on billions of pounds of funding which was diverted to complete the original Crossrail line.
- HS2 chair announces five year delay as costs soarHigh Speed 2 (HS2) chairman Allan Cook has admitted that the project’s £55.7bn budget is not realistic. Cook has also announced that the project needs to be adjusted to meet a “more realistic timescale”, including a five year delay to phase one of the project between London and Birmingham.
Rail Magazine
- First of TPE’s new Mk 5As enters passenger serviceLocomotive-hauled trains returned to the Pennines on August 24, when TransPennine Express finally put the first of its Class 68-hauled CAF Mk 5As into passenger traffic.
Railnews
- HS2 to cost more and take longerTHE government has admitted that HS2 will cost a lot more than the official budget of £55.7 billion for all phases, which ministers were still promising was correct only a few weeks ago.
Other News Sources
- New pictures and name revealed for Exeter's £300million bus station redevelopmentExeter City Council has revealed the name and new pictures of the £300m bus station redevelopment.
- First Bus scraps Falmouth university campus £1 bus fareStudents have been urged to "boycott the bus" after returning for the new academic year only to discover that a £1 bus fare is being scrapped.
- GMB calls for bus driver fatigue actionGMB HAS stepped up its call for a Bus Drivers ‘Bill of Rights’ to help limit the factors that cause bus driver fatigue right across the UK bus network including London’s outsourced bus system.
- Statement regarding Rail Delivery Group CEO Earlier in the year Rail Delivery Group CEO Paul Plummer announced plans for his retirement. When doing so, he said that he wanted to stay at RDG until the conclusions from the Williams Review are clear and to facilitate the transition to a sustainable future for the organisation. His commitment to these two things is undiminished.
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