Recent content by MarkLong

I agree because, in the UK, you need to maintain the current railway service and minimize disruption as much as possible. You cannot block this line for electrification and upgrading for several months, whereas in many other countries, that is not the case. When China upgraded the Nanjing to...

Sorry for asking, is the Wigston to Leicester electrification ongoing now? Or pending DfT giving go-ahead permission?

From a foreigner's perspective, the HS2 plan was overly ambiguous. When Japan first built the HSR, they aimed to connect their two largest cities, much like HS2 Phase 1. They then gradually connected to other cities, following a rolling electrification plan to avoid boom and bust cycles. When...

I am not saying they are not consistent, in fact the P2a is a no brainer to go-ahead, Rishi just made a terrible decision to cancel P2 together.

To be honest, 8bn over 2019 budget for P1 is in line with most of nation's significant projects. The crossrail 1 also 30 percent overbudget. the HONG KONG HSR is also around 30 percent overbudget. It is the anti-railway PM desepartely want to show differences with his predecessors kill the...

The rolling electrification programme was blocked by him in 2021, most of mentioned projects are not new, they just copy from rolling electification plan, IRP, and union connectivity review. AND most of this project, apart from few electification, will never get delivered.

Suprisingly Keir Stamer did not directly react to Rishi's speech. And most Labour senior members keep quiet on HS2.

The electification across the Northern England was proposed in 2019 with a rolling electification plan, and blocked by Rishi himself in 2021 when he was in No 11.

Cancelling P2a is the most idiotic decision, the cost is not high, the early work is on, and it can benefit Wales and Scotland, and Manchester. 1696411055 There are no other projects will be funded, Rishi himself sinked or at least significantly delayed the rolling electrification plan when he...

Why they even ditch B'ham to Crewe section given it is almost the easiest part to build.

Plus if you upgrade Hope Valley Line into 125mph then the cost would be equally scare off the Treasury.

It can be built in phrases, as Japan's HSR network started from a single line connect their two biggest city and then gradually expanded in the next 60 years, and still in expansion. The critical things is not propose something and cut it back like what Tory gov in HS2, instead choose a...

Seems PM face a lot of pressuare from people urge him not to cut phrase 2 of HS2. On Sam Coates Sky: 'Earlier there were reports of a HS2 announcement this week. Now that’s a lot less clear and I’m told is just be in the context of the Autumn Statement in November And I’m told not to expect...

Did him even know B'ham to Crewe and Crewe to Manchester is totally different level of challenges and difficulties hence it is dumb to axe them all together?