High speed 3: vision for the North or vanity for Osborne?
Driving northern economic development requires more than just transport connections.
Driving northern economic development requires more than just transport connections.
The High Speed Rail project holds great potential, but to make the most of that investment, the government must ensure all our railways are fit for the future.
Lucy James of the Campaign for High Speed Rail says the delaying of the decision till the New Year is nothing to worry about – HS2 will still go ahead.
A number of the major district and county councils along the route of the proposed High-Speed Two (HS2) rail line are being investigated by the Audit Commission.
Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport outlines what the government need to know to do high speed rail well.
For all the legitimate concerns with High Speed Rail, it’s still worth pressing ahead with, writes Richard George, roads and climate campaigner at the Campaign for Better Transport.