On October 4th 2010, the Coalition government abandoned the S-shaped high-speed rail (HSR) network. This had first been adopted in the historic September 2008 Conservative Party announcement that committed the party to the creation of a largely public sector … Read more › “Government abandons the S-shaped network”
Greengauge 21 warmly welcomes the Government’s report on high-speed rail, which sets out a detailed plan for ‘High Speed 2’ and a vision for the longer-term development of a national network.… Read more › “Government Command Paper on high-speed rail”
A new report from Greengauge 21 says that it is essential that high-speed rail should serve Heathrow Airport directly, but that the HS2 scheme linking London and the West Midlands should not be compromised to achieve this.… Read more › “The Heathrow Opportunity”
Analysis produced for Birmingham City Council in 2008 of the potential economic impacts of HS2.… Read more › “Economic and Regeneration Impacts for Birmingham”
