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How does the WCML franchise debacle impact on HS2? 4 Oct 2012 | 04:07 pm
The West Coast Mainline (WCML) franchise debacle has a significant impact on HS2. The problem as DfT have admitted it is: “The flaws stem from the way the level of risk in the bids was evaluated. Mi...
When will Norman Baker get up to speed on High Speed 2? 29 Sep 2012 | 05:20 pm
Norman Baker says HS2 is good for the environment and needed for capacity reasons. It seems he is exceptionally poorly briefed on HS2 for a senior minister. His view that HS2 will benefit the environm...
HS2 BCR is now 0.13 so why are the Government still throwing good money after bad? 3 Jul 2012 | 07:30 pm
Philip Hammond once said that if the HS2 benefit cost ratio (BCR) fell below 1.5 - £1.50 of benefit for every £1 invested – the project would need to be re-examined. The BCR now stands at 0.13 for P...
Official figures show HS2 is a dead duck 4 Jun 2012 | 12:23 am
David Cameron said he leads a government that doesn’t keep ploughing into a brick wall, it has the common sense to change its mind. HS2 has reached a brick wall. Three killer facts have emerged from ...
There is absolutely no capacity case for HS2 13 Mar 2012 | 09:36 am
AGAHST Federation submission to APPG for High Speed Rail 1. Peak time trains from Euston are half empty and spare capacity will increase Official data on peak loading has been repeatedly refused. Ho...
Campaign Director appointed to strengthen fight to stop HS2 7 Feb 2012 | 11:07 pm
7 February 2012 – The AGAHST Federation (Actions Groups Against High Speed Rail Two) has appointed Deanne DuKhan as Campaign Director with immediate effect. The role is full time and will strengthen t...
Open letter to Justine Greening 13 Jan 2012 | 03:22 am
12 January 2012 Rt Hon Justine Greening MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear Secretary of State You said you would look at HS2 rationally. And yet you ignore your own department’s evid...
HS2 definitely not a “History Defining Moment” 8 Jan 2012 | 10:28 pm
On Monday (9 Jan), the pro-HS2 campaign will continue by attempting to call a decision in favour a ‘History Defining Moment’. This is of course nonsense. It is not history to build one more high spee...
HS2 now a major vote loser – YouGov poll shows 2/3rds against 21 Dec 2011 | 03:48 am
Nearly two thirds of population opposed to money being spent on HS2 20th December 2011 – A YouGov public opinion poll has found that nearly two thirds of the public oppose money being spent on the pl...
Peak time trains from Euston only half full – so why do we need HS2? 6 Dec 2011 | 03:07 am
The following findings & conclusions are pasted in from a peak time survey of Intercity trains from Euston to the Midlands and the North. We had tried to obtain official data under FOI but were refuse...
