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« Reply #1410 on: July 07, 2023, 06:29:05 » |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66124056HS2▸ : Government unclear on Euston station goal, report finds The government still does not know what it is trying to achieve with the High Speed 2 (HS2) station at Euston, a parliamentary committee report states. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said this was despite the Department for Transport ( DfT» ) spending over eight years planning and designing it......... continues.......
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« Reply #1411 on: July 07, 2023, 06:49:31 » |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66124056HS2▸ : Government unclear on Euston station goal, report finds The government still does not know what it is trying to achieve with the High Speed 2 (HS2) station at Euston, a parliamentary committee report states. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said this was despite the Department for Transport ( DfT» ) spending over eight years planning and designing it......... continues....... My opinion the HS2 station is a victim of the usual way Uk Governments deal with infrastructure projects. The like the dream of world class infrastructure, they make headline policy announcements with £ attached to to it, but then the Government dither and delay making the actual decision to build. The £ they announced it is then expected the private sector should cough up most of it, then several times through the project the Government changes its mind, or as is the case with Euston freeze the progress midway and then when it restarts the Government complain about the excessive cost. We are world leaders is construction mega infrastructure projects, but less than third world when it comes to political leadership and commitment. Note my view is apolitical |
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« Reply #1412 on: July 12, 2023, 19:51:51 » |
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« Reply #1414 on: July 28, 2023, 18:28:27 » |
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« Reply #1416 on: July 29, 2023, 07:12:14 » |
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This clearly shows that Whitehall's right hand doesn't know what Westminster's right hand wants and Westminster's right hand doesn't know what Whitehall's left hand is doing ................ Typical when the strings of a major project are micro managed by Whitehall and Westminster Politically control the money No wonder HS2 construction is in the confusion it is in |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #1417 on: July 30, 2023, 07:26:20 » |
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« Reply #1418 on: July 30, 2023, 09:17:32 » |
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I suspect the Tories are content to let it stagger on for another 18 months without applying euthanasia till it becomes Starmer's problem. The manifesto commitments on it will be interesting. Public support for HS2▸ seems to have plateaued at around 26% - ironically roughly the same level of support enjoyed by the Government!!! https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/support-for-high-speed-rail-hs2 |
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« Reply #1419 on: July 31, 2023, 10:38:23 » |
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I suspect the Tories are content to let it stagger on for another 18 months without applying euthanasia till it becomes Starmer's problem. The manifesto commitments on it will be interesting. Public support for HS2▸ seems to have plateaued at around 26% - ironically roughly the same level of support enjoyed by the Government!!! https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/support-for-high-speed-rail-hs2I doubt very much that Labour would say "Stop, fill in the holes and put everything back as it was". We still need the extra capacity, and it's a nuisance that politics gets in the way of infrastructure every time. |
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« Reply #1420 on: July 31, 2023, 11:17:05 » |
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I doubt very much that Labour would say "Stop, fill in the holes and put everything back as it was".
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« Reply #1421 on: July 31, 2023, 12:44:13 » |
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I doubt very much that Labour would say "Stop, fill in the holes and put everything back as it was".
It was, after all, their idea in the first place. But then the ULEZ was a Conservative idea that the Conservatives used to defeat Labour in a by-election. Who thought of a project matters little at the Hustings. Look at the Edinburgh trams, proposed by Labour in the face of fierce opposition by the SNP, who "reluctantly" finished the job when they took power. With the completion of the recent extension, the same government lauds it as a shining example of how to do public transport, while focus on the cost over-runs and delays has shifted to the cost of the delayed report into those delays. |
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« Reply #1422 on: July 31, 2023, 18:40:12 » |
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There are comments elsewhere that Crossrail was code red until it opened. The perceived problem appears to be a lack of clear government direction. |
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« Reply #1423 on: July 31, 2023, 20:36:26 » |
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Whoever wins the next election, or doesn't, there are only three options for HS2▸ : - Abandon it, leaving some very expensive tunnels and bridges
- Get on with it
- Do it half-heartedly, trying to minimise costs as much as possible, probably ending up with a not particularly fast line from approximately the West Midlands to somewhere that Ryanair might be persuaded to call London
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« Reply #1424 on: August 01, 2023, 07:17:13 » |
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Whoever wins the next election, or doesn't, there are only three options for HS2▸ : - Abandon it, leaving some very expensive tunnels and bridges
- Get on with it
- Do it half-heartedly, trying to minimise costs as much as possible, probably ending up with a not particularly fast line from approximately the West Midlands to somewhere that Ryanair might be persuaded to call London
Residents of Acton & Solihull are eagerly awaiting their new express trains which they have been advised will arrive sometime around 2040 (they were a little disappointed when they were told that referred to the year, not the time!)  |
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