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Judicial Review – HS2 given the ‘green light’
Following this morning’s judicial review verdict the Department for Transport says HS2 moves ahead without any delays to the scheme. There were ten key challenges to the Government and nine out of ten were dismissed. The remaining challenge, relating to … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, West Midlands
Tagged High Court, HS2, HS2 judicial review, Simon Burns
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West Coast Main Line disruption stresses need for HS2 – part two
The second part of Alan Marshall’s two-part post on the West Coast Main Line and why HS2 is needed…. OHLE is nearly 50 years old — on a railway that was built 175 years ago We must wait to learn … Continue reading
West Coast Main Line disruption stresses need for HS2 – part one
Railnews’ editorial director Alan Marshall argues the latest disruption on the West Coast Main Line has stressed the need for HS2 once more…… IT was another hugely frustrating weekend for travellers on Europe’s busiest trunk railway line — England’s West … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham and HS2, HS1, HS2, WCML, West Coast Main Line disruption
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Geoff Inskip in Guardian online – HS2 re-balances our economy
Earlier this month the Guardian published a comment piece from John Whitelegg claiming HS2 was a waste of money. We responded in a piece published today on Guardian’s Local Government network blog. HS2 will connect eight of our 10 largest … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, West Midlands
Tagged Centro, Geoff Inskip, HS2, John Whitelegg, Midland Metro, New Street Gateway, WCML, West Midlands
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West Midlands will be at the heart of UK’s ‘engine for growth’ with HS2, says minister
Birmingham will be one of the best connected cities in the UK providing jobs and economic growth right across the West Midlands, transport minister Stephen Hammond said today (January 28). Mr Hammond visited Birmingham for a tour of the proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic, West Midlands
Tagged Birmingham, Geoff Inskip, HS1, HS2, Jerry Blackett, Stephen Hammond MP, Tahir Ali, Transport Secretary
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Mr Redwood’s Diary – Why it’s wrong to base an argument on one journey
Tory MP John Redwood is wrong to base an argument on one journey Tory MP and former Welsh secretary John Redwood has criticised HS2 on a number of occasions and, in his recent diary piece, he has written about the … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, West Midlands
Tagged Birmingham, HS2, HS2 and Birmingham, John Redwood MP, Sajid Javid MP, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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Overcrowding on trains – looking at those figures
Crowded trains The latest figures on overcrowding on trains may not come as a surprise to commuters on Britain’s increasingly busy rail network. Gwyn Topham observed in the Guardian: ‘Three London Midland evening rush-hour trains from Euston to Birmingham on … Continue reading
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Tagged Greengauge 21, Guardian, Gwyn Topham, HS2, HS2 and Birmingham, Jim Steer, London Midland, overcrowded trains, overcrowding on trains, WCML
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Dinner with the Stephensons – part two
The second part of Alan Marshall’s post looking at the history of the London-Birmingham Railway and the challenges we face today…. Britain’s limited structure gauge limits capacity As a result, today in Great Britain we are not able to operate … Continue reading
Dinner with the Stephensons – part one
A dinner that took place 175 years ago this Sunday is a welcome reminder of the challenges facing railway engineers past and present, writes Alan Marshall in the first of a festive two-part post. A festive feast with historic … Continue reading
The Challenge of Maintaining the West Coast Main Line, part 2
The WCML maintenance challenge The second part of Alan Marshall’s blog post looking at the difficulties of maintaining the West Coast Main Line examines problems at the southern end of the route. Looking further ahead, it is clear from Chris … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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