2025年1月13日 · Current assessments of HS2 are too gloomy, as several frugal tweaks are available to improve its business case in the changed rail market, says Stuart Porter. DfT …

2024年10月9日 · The Government is reportedly considering giving the green light for a new high-speed rail line – dubbed “HS2-light” – to run between Birmingham and Manchester. This link …

2024年12月8日 · A decision to build a new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester, dubbed HS2-lite, has been kicked into the long grass as ministers focus on fixing the existing high …

2024年10月15日 · More than 20 business leaders across the North-West have called on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves to announce support for its “HS2 Lite” scheme that was recently …

2024年10月9日 · London business leaders are warning that the HS2 extension to Euston is “vital ” amid the uncertainty over the huge infrastructure project. But HS2 has been plagued by …

2025年3月19日 · The line – nicknamed HS2-lite – would use conventional tracks rather than the expensive “slab track” used on the first phase of HS2 between London and Birmingham. It …

2024年10月9日 · Ministers are considering a “ HS2 light” railway line linking Birmingham and Manchester as part of a cheaper proposal to solve the “capacity crunch” in the north. The …

2024年10月17日 · The “HS2 Lite” option as it was coined claimed a new slower line on the same route could be up to 40% cheaper. This proposal was also recently championed by the …

2024年10月9日 · According to The Times, plans for an ‘HS2 lite’ railway between Birmingham and Manchester are under consideration by teh government. This would see a link built from …

2025年3月21日 · A group of businesses wrote to the Treasury last year to request backing for the project in the Autumn Budget, arguing that HS2-lite could unlock up to £70 billion a year in …