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The UK did just fine with HS1 - built under budget - and the Elizabeth Line, which was over and late but has been a huge commercial and popular success. HS2 is
by TheOtherHobbes 2y ago
The UK did just fine with HS1 - built under budget - and the Elizabeth Line, which was over and late but has been a huge commercial and popular success.
HS2 is just a bad answer to the problems its trying to address.
- growse 2y agoWhat's a better answer to freeing up WCML capacity?
- DrBazza 2y agoNot telling potential contract bidders what the value of each contract is and then being surprised when they bid at that value. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hs2-rishi-sunak-tory-conference-b2422922.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hs2-rishi-sun... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/hs2-the-zombie-train-that-refuses-to-die https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/hs2-the-zomb... > Mr Holden also said HS1 was successful because the true budget was known to just “a handful of people”, while HS2 contractors inflated their prices once they saw the latter project’s true budget.
- growse 2y agoYou seem to be answering a different question.