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UK Railway and Transport News<p>Robert Stephenson statue goes on display at the Locomotion Museum, marking 200 years of the British passenger railway <a href="http://dlvr.it/TK1vHH" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TK1vHH</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/GeneralInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralInterest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Video: Construction milestone at HS2 Long Itchington Wood Tunnel <a href="http://dlvr.it/TJB19V" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TJB19V</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midlands</span></a></p>
Rastal<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@jmaris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jmaris</span></a></span> Does he not understand it's America, with it's 0 km of high speed rail, that has been behind endlessly sabotaging high speed rail initiatives in other countries?! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hs2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hs2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beltandroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltandroad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Video: HS2 completes Buckinghamshire viaduct deck slide in four days <a href="http://dlvr.it/THmw9X" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/THmw9X</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buckinghamshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buckinghamshire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p>
Jan de Muijnck-Hughes<p>Reading an article about virgin wanting to introduce a route on the ‘<a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/eurostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eurostar</span></a> line’. Someone commented that it would be great if we could link the channel tunnel rail line to <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a>: “think of the possibilities!” </p><p>I silently died a little inside…we did think of that but politics killed those possibilities! </p><p>As a country doing big public infrastructure at all levels seems to be a tradition we are bad at…</p>
Railpage<p>Rail income growing slower than passenger numbers, report finds <a href="http://dlvr.it/TGTVgY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TGTVgY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OfficeofRailandRoadORR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfficeofRailandRoadORR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
the magnificent rhys<p>CNN has a scathing piece up on <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a>.</p><p>I swear, every time I read about the decisions made around tunneling — particularly in the Chilterns, to appease Tory retirees — I can feel my blood pressure increasing.</p><p>Given our political turmoil through that awful period of Tory hegemony, much of the calamity is explainable — but my gosh it's sad to read about.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/railway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railway</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/hs2-britain-expensive-high-speed-railway/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/travel/hs2-bri</span><span class="invisible">tain-expensive-high-speed-railway/index.html</span></a></p>
M. Grégoire<p>The <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> project in the <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> is spending £100 million on a 1 km long structure to protect rare bats.</p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14054619/HS2-100million-shed-protect-bats-no-evidence.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1</span><span class="invisible">4054619/HS2-100million-shed-protect-bats-no-evidence.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fd5e34dc-e006-491b-93b2-576e3adf45f8?desktop=true&amp;segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a#myft:notification:instant-email:content" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/fd5e34dc-e006-4</span><span class="invisible">91b-93b2-576e3adf45f8?desktop=true&amp;segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a#myft:notification:instant-email:content</span></a></p><p>Pricey.</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HSR</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a></p>
robcornelius<p>Someone, somewhere has had a very good drink out of this <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/07/cost-of-shed-to-protect-bat-colony-near-hs2-has-topped-100m-chair-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n</span><span class="invisible">ov/07/cost-of-shed-to-protect-bat-colony-near-hs2-has-topped-100m-chair-says</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ukgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/hs2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hs2</span></a></p>
AlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️<p>UK Budget ... Reeves: <a href="https://fedimon.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> to Euston funded<br><a href="https://fedimon.uk/tags/Budget2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget2024</span></a> <a href="https://fedimon.uk/tags/UKBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKBudget</span></a></p>
Sam Easterby-Smith<p>I co-wrote an article about trains - and why the Green Party changed its policy to be in favour of HS2.</p><p>If we hope to decarbonise transport - we’ve got to build railways 👍</p><p>Meanwhile Labour are (so far as anyone can tell) sticking with the hobbled plan of only doing London to Birmingham. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greens4HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greens4HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/transport/real-hope-real-trains-green-party-hs2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">northwestbylines.co.uk/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/transport/real-hope-real-trains-green-party-hs2/</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>‘Best-in-class’ seats and no bog-standard loos: first look at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> train interiors - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/19/best-in-class-seats-and-no-bog-standard-loos-first-look-at-hs2-train-interiors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/o</span><span class="invisible">ct/19/best-in-class-seats-and-no-bog-standard-loos-first-look-at-hs2-train-interiors</span></a> train looks good, track, not so much...</p>
the magnificent rhys<p>Hell yes! </p><p>It looks like Sunak's axing of phase 2a will be reversed, with <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> running from Euston right through to Crewe!</p><p>Usual drivel from the lunatic-right Taxpayers' Alliance opposing it in the commentary, but this sounds firm.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-euston-to-crewe-labour/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lbc.co.uk/news/hs2-london-eust</span><span class="invisible">on-to-crewe-labour/</span></a></p>
Rich<p>Da iawn Will Hayward - fantastic piece on <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> and how <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> is being cheated of billions in funding.</p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railways</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> </p><p>Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn HS2 scandal happening in plain sight <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/15/great-welsh-train-robbery-hs2-rail-services?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/oct/15/great-welsh-train-robbery-hs2-rail-services?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
Passed Wonder<p>And today, I only went for a short <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Walktober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walktober</span></a> wander (as yesterday was over 22 miles!) But I still found a few streets I'd not walked down before, and this <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> CUBE!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Matt on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Ela - TechnicalOtter<p>What do you mean may‽</p><p>It SHOULD go to Central London! If it doesn't, shutting down the Elizabeth Line *will* close HS2.</p><p>Build the whole dang thing in full, eastern leg and even send it to Scotland. We've been debating this for over 100 years. Just build teh darn thing! It's overall a good thing for the country, economy and envionmnet!</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm2843glmjo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm284</span><span class="invisible">3glmjo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/hs2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hs2</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rail</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ukrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukrail</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/TrainTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainTravel</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/highspeed2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeed2</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>The Govt, is launching a review into HS2, with the express intent of gauging whether the problems in the large (but slowly shrinking) infrastructure project might be better resolved under direct ministerial control....</p><p>While you can draw your own conclusions about the ability of Whitehall to manage &amp; deliver such a project.... many will be hoping that a review might re-install the Northern reaches of the project.... while others may hope a review will close it down</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railways</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <br>h/t FT</p>
Railpage<p>Excavated HS2 clay made into dinner plates <a href="http://dlvr.it/TDf1tX" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TDf1tX</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Network</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Revised plans issued for HS2’s station in Birmingham <a href="http://dlvr.it/TDM7PP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TDM7PP</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birmingham</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
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