Newsletters

Newsletter 14 - 10/01/2012

Justine Greening, Secretary of State for Transport, has today announced her decision to proceed with the plans to build a high speed rail line between London and the West Midlands and on to Manchester and Leeds. HS2 will improve capacity across the rail network, shorten journey times between Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

Newsletter 13 - 28/02/2011

Launch of the HS2 public consultation.

Newsletter 12 - 21/12/2010

Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, published yesterday the Government’s preferred line of route between London and the West Midlands for consultation. It included a number of detailed changes to mitigate some of the local impacts of the route as originally published in our report. It also included a direct link to the existing high speed line to the Channel Tunnel, HS1.

Newsletter 11 - 06/10/2010

HS2 Ltd Remit on the "Y" network.

Newsletter 10 - 08/09/2010

Report on refining the alignment of HS2 Ltd’s recommended route.

Newsletter 9 - 20/08/2010

I am pleased to confirm that the High Speed Two Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) started operation today, 20 August. The scheme is designed to provide assistance for those property owners who are most severely and immediately affected by the preferred route option – published in March this year - for a new high speed rail line between London and Birmingham and who need to sell their property.

Newsletter 8 - 26/07/2010

Writing to outline the Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) that the Government announced today. We will write to you again on August 20th, when the scheme will be formally launched, with more detailed information.

Newsletter 7 - 26/07/2010

The Secretary of State has asked us to prepare for public consultation on the London to West Midlands route early in the New Year, and we will engage with local authorities along the route as our consultation plans develop.

Newsletter 6 - 31/12/2009

Letter from HS2 Chairman Sir David Rowlands and summary of HS2 Ltd 2009 remit

Newsletter 5 - 29/09/2009

Completion of the second round of sifting for London and West Midlands station options and more detailed assessment to arrive at preferred options - Completion of the consultation on the Appraisal of Sustainability scoping report - New specialist groups established to advise on noise and climate change impacts