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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

15th July New Findings Today further details of the Bechstein’s bats at Finemere have been announced which puts the importance of their conservation in context to HS2 plans. Ongoing research by the Bernwood Forest Bechstein’s Project has highlighted the extent of this rare species’ presence at Finemere and their national significance. These findings are reported by Wildlife Extra News; In [...]

July 12th, 2011 Today Jerry Marshall, Chairman of the AGAHST Federation, Martin Tett, Bucks County Council Leader, rail expert Chris Stokes, Henry Daysh, Professor of Regional Development at Newcastle University and others joined a panel of experts giving evidence against HS2, at a Transport Select Committee inquiry. Jerry Marshall, who presented in the first half of [...]

July 11th, 2011 Today protestors against HS2 joined Frank Dobson MP near Euston Station, London, for the unveiling of the latest awareness campaign. ‘Euston, we have a problem’ highlighted the problems that HS2 would cause to regular users of the station, who could find their services cut and delayed by the 8 year construction chaos that would ensue during [...]

June 28th 2011 by Katie Turnbull The drama surrounding the controversial High Speed Two has escalated over the last few days. Most recently it was announced that China intended to invest in the HS2 project. On a state visit to Britain this week, the Chinese Premier Mr Wen declared an interest in supporting the scheme, [...]

24th June Written by Emma Turnbull   Oh dear, it’s all come down to offensive stereotypes and fantasy ‘bad guys’. This week witnessed a new low in the pro-HS2 campaign, as their new “Southern toffs’ lawns or Northerner’s jobs” campaign rolled into Northern and Midlands cities on buses and billboards. Their message; a ‘vocal minority’ [...]

21 June 2011 HS2 Ltd have released visualisations of what HS2 might look like at various points along the proposed route. This includes Quainton, pictured below at the railway bridge looking westwards towards Doddershall and Calvert. What appears to be missing are the following features: the proposed HS2 route will be a corridor up to [...]

On Sunday 19th June, the Quainton and Waddesdon Action Group (QWAG) will be at the Quainton Summer Fete to speak to people and provide information about HS2 and the local campaign. QWAG will be at the top of the village green from 2-5 pm and will be advising on how to answer the consultation and [...]