Tag: High Speed Rail



Property Firms line up Against HS2

Posted on 28 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Some of Britain’s biggest property companies have joined at least 400 other objectors — including investors, landlords and tenants — to air their concerns over the £50bn London to Birmingham HS2 project. The latest wave of corporate objectors... Read More

HS2 will be a Lifeline for the North-East says Boss

Posted on 21 January, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Britain’s new high speed rail line — which will stops 100 miles short of Newcastle — is vital for the economic future of the North-East, its director general has claimed. Backing the planned HS2 network, and pushing for its extension through the... Read More

Business Group Calls for HS2 to be Scrapped

Posted on 28 August, 2013 by Neil Bird under Business News

An influential business group has added its voice to the growing criticism of the HS2 high speed rail project. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has described the proposal as a ‘grand folly’ that will have no impact on the productivity of UK... Read More