An MP has demanded that Ministers reveal the full route of a £33 billion high speed rail line, after Department for Transport documents showed plans for services north of Birmingham had been quietly downgraded.
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Landowners along the new HS2 high-speed rail route, which will run through London and the West Midlands, will be offered an initial £1,000 payment to allow surveyors access to their land, it has been announced.Read
West Midlands MPs have vowed to continue fighting against plans for a new high speed rail network with Birmingham at its heart as it emerged a public consultation came out two to one against the £32 billion line.Read
Businesses welcomed the decision to press ahead with a new high speed rail line as “a fantastic day for the West Midlands” - but warned the Government must speed up plans to get the line built.Read
The historic decision to build a new national rail network with Birmingham at its heart will give the city the biggest economic boost it has enjoyed “for generations”, council leader Mike Whitby has declared.Read
The Government's decision to give the go-ahead to the HS2 high-speed rail link has been welcomed by business leaders in Birmingham, but a Staffordshire commercial property agent has raised doubts over its benefits.Read
Train companies welcomed news that the Government is to go ahead with the HS2 high-speed rail project but a taxpayers' group described the scheme as a "white elephant".Read
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