HS2: a timeline of pros and cons
The mammoth rail project promised to deliver a better connected and more prosperous UK. Years, (and billions of pounds) later, is the dream still intact?
The mammoth rail project promised to deliver a better connected and more prosperous UK. Years, (and billions of pounds) later, is the dream still intact?
HS2 promises to provide a fast and reliable train service from major regional cities to London, but is the project already in trouble before it has even begun?
The UK's business leaders are in agreement that HS2 will be great for companies across the country, but almost half believe that operations should begin in the North – not London.
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The government has responded to criticism from a House of Lords committee, which assessed the justification for HS2 as being "seriously deficient".
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Sir David Higgins, executive chair of the HS2 rail scheme, has said an HS3 rail would be "desirable" and "possible".
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High Speed 2 will benefit London businesses, argues Councillor Brian Connell. He explains why.
The government has given the go-ahead to the £32bn high-speed rail link HS2 ??? the UK???s biggest infrastructure project in modern times.