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Boris Johnson strikes severe blow to pro-HS2 lobby Jul 04 2011

London Mayor Boris Johnson branded plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link between the capital and the Midlands and the North “perverse” and “inadequate” and said he could not support them in their current form.Read

David Cameron insists campaigners won't halt high speed rail Jun 30 2011

Opponents campaigning against a planned high speed rail line between London and Birmingham will not be allowed to block the scheme, the Prime Minister has pledged.Read

New Street architects told to ensure enough access for cars Jun 27 2011

Architects behind the £600 million transformation of New Street Station have been told to get the car and cab access right.Read

Councils divided over impact of high speed rail Jun 24 2011

West Midlands councils remain deeply divided over high speed rail, with only Birmingham and Solihull looking certain to back the HS2 plan.Read

Birmingham's travelcard equivalent to Oyster delayed for a year Jun 24 2011

A £20 million scheme to introduce a smart card which promises to speed up bus, tram and rail travel in Birmingham has been delayed for up to a year after software was rushed through tests with faults.Read

Birmingham City Council HS2 survey results 'misleading', says Friends of the Earth Jun 24 2011

A Birmingham City Council survey which claimed to uncover strong support for high speed rail was based on only one per cent of people whose views were canvassed saying they backed the scheme.Read

MEP Nikki Sinclaire has anti-HS2 banners removed by Birmingham City Council Jun 24 2011

West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire has accused Birmingham City Council of breaching her human rights, after it removed posters she had placed opposing high speed rail.Read

Warwickshire County Council to object to HS2 plans Jun 23 2011

Conservative-led Warwickshire County Council is set to take its case against HS2 railway plans to the Government.Read

Independent report casts doubts over benefits of high speed rail link Jun 21 2011

There is a “degree of uncertainty” around the financial benefits of the Government’s HS2 high-speed rail project, an independent report prepared for MPs has said.Read

Independent review into high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham Jun 21 2011

A Commons Select Committee inquiring into the Government's HS2 high-speed rail project from London to Birmingham has commissioned an independent review into the £32 billion scheme rather than just rely on written and verbal evidence, it has been announced.Read

Residents still concerned over HS2 after visiting information roadshow Jun 16 2011

The backlash against high speed rail has continued this week as the Government’s road show arrived in towns and villages close to where the 225mph trains will pass.Experts from HS2 Ltd were in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, this week to meet homeowners worried about the impact of the route.Read

Chiltern Railways fined for breaking franchise agreement Jun 16 2011

The railway operator responsible for services between London and Birmingham Moor Street station has been fined £350,000 for breaking its franchise agreement with the Government.Read

£20m compensation offered so far to homeowners near HS2 route Jun 16 2011

Taxpayers have stumped up £20million offered in compensation to homeowners affected by the planned high speed rail line - even though Ministers are still considering whether or not to build it.Read

Tory MP demands publication of plans for HS2 route north of Birmingham Jun 16 2011

A Staffordshire Conservative MP has demanded that his constituents be allowed to see plans for a high speed rail line north of Birmingham after claims were made that it could devastate the countryside.Read

Birmingham residents support HS2 plans, according to city council survey Jun 16 2011

Just over half of the residents living along the proposed High Speed Rail route in Birmingham are in favour of the scheme, according to a city council survey.Read

HS2 event employee sacked after calling protester a 'cretin' Jun 13 2011

An argument at a high-speed rail roadshow near Solihull in which a doctor was called a “cretin” has seen a member of the project's consultation team sacked. Read

Transport Minister meets Lichfield residents unhappy at high speed rail plans Jun 09 2011

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond came face-to-face with homeowners who will see their properties flattened if proposals for the Birmingham to London high-speed rail line gets the go ahead. Read

Birmingham commuters to be offered free wi-fi on Chiltern trains Jun 08 2011

Commuters will be offered free wireless internet in trains in a battle to win business customers.Read

HS2 backers expect fiercest opposition from Warwickshire residents May 26 2011

Organisers of the Government’s planned high speed rail scheme say they expect to meet some of the fiercest opposition in rural Warwickshire.Read

Former Network Rail boss Iain Coucher cleared over 'funds misuse' May 24 2011

Allegations of misuse of public funds and financial impropriety against the former chief executive of Network Rail have been dismissed as groundless in an independent report.Read

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