HS2 in the news.... Google. 25th November 2011

Lichfield City Council is voicing its concerns about fresh HS2 plans to the ... Birmingham Mail - ‎23 minutes ago‎ LICHFIELD City Council is taking a direct route to the Transport Secretary to voice concerns over fresh proposals to look at joining the High Speed 2 rail line to existing lines near the city. ... Imminent decision on HS2 'needs to be part of wider transport strategy' Rail.co - ‎1 hour ago‎ By A. Samuel · November 25, 2011 · Associations, High Speed Projects, Rail News The report calls for 'better recognition and protection of the value of the natural and historic environment'. Photo: Rail Link Engineering. ... Government 'could re-think' HS2 strategy Uxbridge Gazette - ‎19 hours ago‎ HOPES were raised this week that the government could be re-thinking its entire HS2 strategy. Campaigners in Harefield remain optimistic that the announcement due to be made by transport secretary Justine Greening next month will postpone a verdict ... East-West rail line could intersect with high speed line and Justine Greening ... Aylesbury Today - ‎Nov 24, 2011‎ The East-West proposal is part of £250 million plans to restore a disused line from Oxford to Bedford – and eventually link it with Cambridge, Ipswich and Norfolk by spending another £350 million. The plan is separate to the HS2 proposals, ... Faltering economy could still derail HS2, warns Network Rail chairman The Birmingham Post - ‎Nov 23, 2011‎ A high speed train service between Birmingham and London is far from a done deal and could be thrown off course by further deterioration in western economies, the chairman of Network Rail has warned. Rick Haythornthwaite said that while ...