A letter to the editor in response to the article by Christian Wolmar which tackles the cost of building HS2 and providing rolling-stock in the April 17, 2014 issue is presented.TaylorJohnEBSCO_AspLondon Review of Books
Mr Cook said the previous budget for HS2 was [pounds sterling]55.7 billion but it could cost up to [pounds sterling]78 billion, with both figures at 2015 prices. Concern in the North over HS2 'facing a delay of up to 7 years' As the architect of HS2, I believe the project is ess...
this tory government started planning hs2 without doing a cost benefit analysis. they worked out the original cost to be 56 billion and now realise that it is way off the mark. they have now decided to do a cost/benefit review and will report by the end of the year. in my humble ...
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If HS2 must be built, he would prefer it to terminate at Old Oak Common, near Wormwood Scrubs, which some studies suggest offers better connectivity to Heathrow and the rest of London than Euston.This would also shave about a third of the cost off the whole endeavour, he claims, and pro...
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