Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian]
Date: 16/05/2019
The cost of HS2 should be slashed by limiting the speed of trains and making its London terminus Old Oak Common rather than Euston, according to a critical House of Lords report, which warns that better northern rail connections could be lost if the project blows its budget. In a report that could stoke further doubts over high-speed rail after Conservative leadership candidates discussed axing the project, the Lords economic affairs committee said it was far from convinced that the £55.7bn price was credible, and the government should publish a new cost-benefit analysis.
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The Guardian
Report casts doubt on £56bn budget and says savings should be made to fund northern rail
BBC News
HS2 does not offer value for money and could "short change" the North, warns Lords committee.
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