Greengauge 21 welcomes the release of the Terms of Reference for a study of options to complete HS2’s Eastern arm, while raising two concerns:
There’s no more money……
Rethinking rail’s future is the first of three articles produced for RAIL. It sets out the new reality for rail (of virtually no capital investment) and sets out how investment priorities might be re-set for transport, … Read more › “Re-thinking rail’s future”
HM Government’s Spring Budget statement put two parts of HS2 on a 2-year ‘hold’.
But the main part of the works now under construction continues uninterrupted – from Old Oak Common to the new HS2 stations in the West Midlands … Read more › “HS2 Main Works Continue”
The fast rail service from Okehampton to Exeter launched in November 2021 has seen first year passenger carryings (over 0.25m) exceed forecasts by more than a factor of two. Its success led to a major re-think of bus routes and … Read more › “Okehampton’s Multi-Modal interchange”
