HS2 latest: The delay, the tunnel and the black hole
Interesting developments afoot for the HS2 campaign this week as the final decision about HS2 looms large. The anti-HS2 camp can look on with intrigue and hope as they witness the latest happenings at the Department of Transport. The Delay We can welcome the news that Justine Greening has decided to delay the decision on HS2 from the 20th December to until mid-January in order to [...]
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TSC HS2 enquiry states local environmental impact still a major unsolved problem
14th November 2011 Last week the government’s Transport Select Committee announced the conclusion of their inquiry into High Speed 2. Although the Committee came out in favour of HS2, the report expressed serious concerns about key aspects of the project, including its environmental impact. These concerns are summarised and responded to by the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) who released their [...]
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Secretary of State for Transport kept in the dark about possible ‘showstopper’ for HS2 – says Wildlife Trust.
Press release from the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) 5 October 2011 The Government’s controversial HS2 (high speed rail) proposal could be stopped in its tracks by a significant colony of rare and highly protected Bechstein’s bats, and it seems nobody has told the Secretary of State for Transport. Under the Freedom of [...]
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HS2 parliament debate secured
16th September 2011 When it was announced a couple of weeks ago that the campaign against HS2 had succeeded in obtaining its goal of over 100,000 signatures to secure a debate about the controversial project in the main chamber, there was great excitement amongst campaigners. Yet soon after the petition was submitted to parliament, it was announced that the [...]
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51m astonished at Philip Hammond’s trains ‘are rich man’s toys’ comment
16th September 2011 Buckinghamshire County Council News Release Martin Tett, chairman of 51m, the group of 18 local councils challenging the Government’s proposal to build HS2, a £32 billion rail project, responded with astonishment at Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond’s comment to Tuesday’s Transport Select Committee that railways had become a ‘rich man’s toy’ and some fares [...]
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Against HS2 interviews John Bercow
When the HS2 Roadshow came to Waddesdon, John Bercow was kind enough to speak with us and to articulate exactly why HS2 is bad for Buckinghamshire and bad for the UK.
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Former Welsh council leader encourages Wales to say No to HS2
6th August, 2011 Although the consultation ended a week ago, HS2 continues to attract detractors and critics from across the nation. Notably today a former Bridgend council leader, Jeff Jones, announced his opposition to the scheme, which up until now has been fully backed by Welsh political leaders. Since the plans to build HS2 were first announced by [...]
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Andrew Gilligan: HS2? Just give us a decent train service
Article from the Telegraph, by Andrew Gilligan 31st July, 2011 They weren’t racing to register their support for trains moving at 250mph. They just wanted trains moving at any speed at all. At the height of Thursday’s rush hour, thanks to “power supply problems,” the entire rail service out of Yorkshire’s biggest city had ground [...]
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