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- HS2: Views from along the trackSupporters and critics give their thoughts on the government decision to build HS2.
- TransPennine Express told to make urgent improvementsTransPennine Express was rated as one of the worst performing railway companies in the UK last year.
- HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed lineChina's state railway company says it could build the line in just five years, according to reports.
Financial Times
- China offers to build HS2 in five yearsUK government in talks with China Railway Construction Corporation
The Guardian
- UK holds 'preliminary discussions' with China over building HS2Country’s state-owned railway builder claims it can complete the rail link cheaper and fasterBritain is in talks with China over giving Beijing’s state-owned railway builder a role in constructing the troubled HS2 high-speed link. The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has said it can build the line in just five years at a much lower cost than is currently forecast, according to the Financial Times.Department for Transport (DfT) officials confirmed “preliminary discussions” had taken place between CCRC and HS2 Ltd, but said no “concrete commitments” had been made. “The DfT is always...
- After giving HS2 the go-head, Boris Johnson can never again say there’s no money | Simon JenkinsIf a few businessmen can claim £100bn of public money for a dud project, how can he refuse a new hospital or school?Britain’s greatest white elephant, HS2, was always a dud railway. It has grazed for 10 years on the Treasury lawn, and has now has been told it can stay, more dud than ever. It was symbolic this week that Boris Johnson launched HS2 not in the north but in a giant patch of Birmingham mud. Next to him stood his chancellor, Sajid Javid. They already looked like executioner and victim. Both seemed to know their “spine of the north” was as doomed as their relationship.Johnson's real d...
The Scotsman
- Foreign Office asks for trains 24 hours a day to cater for COP26 crowdsTrains could run 24 hours a day between Glasgow and Edinburgh during the COP26 climate conference in November following a request by the UK government.
Times Online
- The Times view on the cost of electric cars: Highly Charged [subscription]Drivers won’t switch to electric cars if they can’t power them cheaply
- Bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland a waste of money, devolved ministers sayBuilding a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland would be a “vanity project” and a waste of money, ministers on both sides of the Irish Sea have said.
Sky News
- HS2: Chinese firm says it can build rail project in five years and at much lower costThe China Railway Construction Corporation tells UK government the "Chinese way is to seek solutions, not linger on obstacles".
Birmingham Post
- Network Rail urges passengers to check before they travel as Storm Dennis hits this weekendHeavy rain could lead to flooding with strong winds carrying risk of track obstructions
The York Press
- LETTER: Why not make a start now on northern HS2 route?If the HS2 rail project is so important to the North, why is work not beginning now on the top section starting at Leeds?
Other Regional Press
- Track would prove vital link between Shropshire hospital and railway mainline, says rail firmA short stretch of train track would prove a vital link between Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital and the railway mainline, says a rail firm.
- Hertfordshire County Council welcomes green signal for HS2A county council says the new HS2 rail-link should provide long-term benefits for commuters travelling through Watford.
Railnews
- Minister who insisted HS2 costs were stable leaves DfT Two transport ministers have lost their posts at the Department for Transport in Boris Johnson™s cabinet reshuffle, in which the headline change was the unexpected departure of chancellor Sajid Javid. The two leaving the DfT are George Freeman and Nusrat Ghani, but transport secretary Grant Shapps has remained in the cabinet.
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- Half of London Waterloo train station to close for maintenance work Routes to Woking and Ash Vale will be shut with buses replacing trains
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