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Reports claim eastern extension of high-speed network could be scrapped to cut costs Politicians in the north have expressed anger at suggestions that the HS2 rail route to Leeds and Sheffield could be scrapped under cost-cutting plans. The high-speed network, which planned to connect London to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, could be halted in the Midlands, according to the Financial Times.The claims are said to have come from the independent review panel led by the former HS2 Ltd chairman, Douglas Oakervee, who was asked by Boris Johnson in June to undertake a review into whethe...
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- Politicians' anger at threat to HS2 Leeds-Sheffield rail routeReports claim eastern extension of high-speed network could be scrapped to cut costs Politicians in the north have expressed anger at suggestions that the HS2 rail route to Leeds and Sheffield could be scrapped under cost-cutting plans. The high-speed network, which planned to connect London to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds, could be halted in the Midlands, according to the Financial Times.The claims are said to have come from the independent review panel led by the former HS2 Ltd chairman, Douglas Oakervee, who was asked by Boris Johnson in June to undertake a review into whethe...
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- HS2: Scrapping high speed route to Leeds would be 'complete and utter betrayal of the north', government warned'How can people who've worked on this in good faith for years ever trust a national process again?' asks city council chief
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- HS2 review panel considers axing eastern extensionThe High Speed 2 rail project could be scaled back in northern England to cut costs. Under plans drawn up [...] The post HS2 review panel considers axing eastern extension appeared first on CityAM.
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- Saxmundham rail station plans hailed as ‘positive step’ for future regenerationCommunity leaders are still hoping a fire-damaged railway station can become a focal point for their town and a linchpin for regeneration.
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- Plans to scrap HS2 in Leeds would be 'out of touch with a 21st century rail network'There is speculation that the eastern leg of the high-speed train will be abandoned
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