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HS2 review was unduly influenced and lacked independence - Lord Berkeley [Subscription]
When I was approached to be the Deputy Chair of the Oakervee Review, I was confident that we would produce the first truly independent review of HS2.
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- Flying Scotsman to re-launch Mid-Hants Railway's Watercress LineA heritage steam railway that has been partly closed for a year will re-launch next month with a visit from the Flying Scotsman.
- HS2 costs out of control, says review's deputy chairThere is "overwhelming evidence" that the costs of HS2 are "out of control" and its benefits overstated, the deputy chair of its review panel has said.
The Telegraph
- Dutch transport giant Abellio rails at ministry over ‘flaws’ in Greater Anglia deal [Subscription]British and Dutch rail officials remain locked in a row over one of Britain’s biggest train networks, with a controversial clause at the heart of the spat hitting its finances.
- Time to bite the bullet, cancel HS2, and wholly back Northern crossrail [Subsctiption]There were 28 mentions of infrastructure in the Conservative Party election manifesto. An “infrastructure revolution” was promised, including an extra £100bn of spending to make it happen.
- HS2 review was unduly influenced and lacked independence - Lord Berkeley [Subscription]When I was approached to be the Deputy Chair of the Oakervee Review, I was confident that we would produce the first truly independent review of HS2.
- Taxpayers will suffer £40billion loss if HS2 goes ahead, official reviewer warns [subscription]Taxpayers are on course to make a £40 billion loss on HS2 after Parliament was "misled" about its costs, according to the peer tasked by Boris Johnson with helping to lead a review of the scheme.
- There has never been a better time to shake up the rail industry and deliver results [subscription]As the new decade opens with a wave of political and economic optimism shivers will be radiating down the spines of Department for Transport civil servants and the railway establishment.
- A more dynamic and diverse civil service would halt HS2 [subscription]If this Government is going to transform Britain then it must not only rewrite policy but redesign the way that policy is created and implemented. That is what is at the heart of Dominic Cummings’s radical recruitment drive: the PM’s special adviser has asked for scientists, engineers, “weirdos and misfits” and anyone who can add to the “cognitive diversity” of Whitehall.
Times Online
- HS2 ‘cheating’ to get green signal [Subscription]The high-speed railway’s projected revenues are being inflated, says an expert. Far better to invest in rail in the north
Sky News
- Parliament was 'misled' over true cost of HS2, rogue report claimsLord Berkeley has said he thinks parliament was misled about the costs of the link between London and Birmingham.
Birmingham Mail
- West Midlands Railway is recruiting - these are the jobs you can apply forWest Midlands Railway is offering jobseekers lots of opportunities to join the company in the New Year
Sheffield Star
- 'We need to go back to the future’ – Call for electrified train line between Manchester and SheffieldRail campaigners are calling for a long-forgotten train route between Sheffield and Manchester to be brought back - 50 years after the last passenger services on the line ended.
Yorkshire Post
- Why rail franchise promises are as unreliable as Northern’s trains – Rachel ReevesI SHARE the frustration and anger of everyone who uses our local trains over the latest price hike this week for what remains a woefully unacceptable service.
Leeds Live
- How Leeds could look by 2030 - including Elland Road expansion, HS2 station and city centre changesA number of hugely ambitious developments are planned for Leeds over the next decade
Other Regional Press
- St Helens Council leader hails increased rail connectivityTHE leader of St Helens Council has welcomed the borough's greater rail connectivity after a direct service from St Helens Central to Glasgow was introduced.
- Scottish Government committed to ‘fare’ deal for north-east rail passengersThe Scottish Government’s transport body has insisted it is committed to ensuring a fair deal for rail passengers across the region following an increase in fares.
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