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HS2's 2.1-mile long viaduct crossing the Colne Valley after the final deck segment is lowered and fixed into place at Maple Cross in Hertfordshire, September 5, 2024
PLANS for the scrapped section of HS2 received a mixed reception from unions and campaigners as they were unveiled today.
The proposed new 50-mile railway line between the Midlands and north-west England would be slower and cheaper than the original proposals which were axed amid spiralling costs by former prime minister Rishi Sunak last October.
Today a report by a coalition of private-sector organisations led by former HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins found the alternative line would be critical to boost capacity for passengers and freight moving between the regions.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains
US General Stanley McChrystal has been invited to advise on creating a ‘team of teams’ for healthcare transformation. His credentials? He previously ran interrogation bases where Iraqis were stripped naked and beaten, reports SOLOMON HUGHES