HS2: Boris Johnson axes high-speed rail link to Scotland
BORIS Johnson has been branded “cowardly” after quietly scrapping a £3 billion high-speed rail link to Scotland.
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BORIS Johnson has been branded “cowardly” after quietly scrapping a £3 billion high-speed rail link to Scotland.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has scrapped a 13-mile stretch of the proposed HS2 route. HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson confirmed the Golborne Link
Ministers announced they were cancelling the 13-mile Golborne Link to the West Coast Main Line in Greater Manchester while Westminster's attention was on Boris Johnson's confidence vote last night.
The link will be removed from the HS2 Phase 2b Bill despite it being included in the Integrated Rail Plan.
The link will be removed from the HS2 Phase 2b Bill despite it being included in the Integrated Rail Plan.