HS2: a long and winding timeline of the troubled high-speed rail project
Since Labour announced plans for north-south high-speed rail network nearly 14 years ago, project has been beset by problems
Source: theguardian.com
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'Solid progress' – Home Office decides it no longer needs £60m back-up plan for programme to replace police database – PublicTechnology
With a margin of error of only a few months in long-term project to replace national platform, department revealed that it was putting together a ‘contingency option’ to ensure continuity The Home Office has decided that it no longer needs to put in place a multimillion-pound contingency plan to
Source: publictechnology.net
HS2: The fallen icon
Costs have spiralled, delays have mounted—and the heart of the project may never be built. The beleaguered high-speed two is a case study in how not to do an infrastructure mega-project
Source: prospectmagazine.co.uk
Every time a project like HS2 becomes a costly fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it's clientelism | George Monbiot
The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Source: theguardian.com
How HS2 caused the UK to lose focus on 'levelling up' during years of high-speed rail delays
With all delays on this train line over the last decade, it may have been a costly distraction from other projects that could have contributed to levelling up in the meantime.
Source: theconversation.com