As the Government prepares to publish the Integrated Rail Plan and make a decision on the Eastern Leg of HS2, it must listen carefully to the voices of Yorkshire and the North East that will be most impacted by the consequences of that decision. Our report – HSR Yorkshire & Read more…
A survey of SME suppliers in the rail, construction, and engineering sectors has found overwhelming support for HS2’s Eastern Leg, with those currently working on HS2 contracts predicting severe impacts on their businesses should it be curtailed. The survey, co-ordinated by the High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) and the Railway Read more…
To halt and reverse biodiversity decline we need a fresh new partnership between nature conservation and infrastructure. A thriving alliance between infrastructure engineers and those restoring nature could create flourishing nature recovery networks linked to infrastructure development. The delivery of new infrastructure projects and associated construction typically results in significant Read more…
International High Speed Rail Voices examines the benefits, opportunities and extent of international high speed rail, with contributions drawn from across the infrastructure industry. The report, which is the latest in our Voices series, demonstrates the transformational role high speed rail is playing in revolutionising travel across the globe, driving Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group has responded to the Transport Committee’s call for evidence on major transport infrastructure projects: appraisal and delivery. The submission focuses on the high speed rail sector in the areas as outlined by the Committee. The key points of our submission are: HS2 will provide a Read more…
Our latest report – High Speed Rail and Nature Networks – focuses on how high speed rail can help move our transport system towards biodiversity net gain. What this report seeks to do for the first time is to explore in detail the HS2 project’s impacts on nature across its Read more…
On 30th June 2020 the Prime Minister announced a review would be undertaken into union connectivity, exploring ways to improve connectivity between our 4 nations and bring forward funding to accelerate infrastructure projects. Chaired by Sir Peter Hendy CBE, the review will make recommendations on how the UK government can level Read more…
Voices from the worlds of politics, business and industry have come together in this report HS2 Midlands Voices – to argue that the full ‘Y shaped’ HS2 network must be completed in full to enable long-promised ‘levelling up’ of the regional and national economy. The report makes clear that HS2’s Eastern Leg Read more…
High Speed Rail Group has submitted a proposal to this year’s Comprehensive Spending Review calling for Government to fund a Deliverability Study to explore the options and proposals to connect Scotland to HS2. This would reduce journey times from London to Scotland to close to three hours, decarbonise the journey, Read more…
Our latest report makes the case for putting rail at the heart of a green post-pandemic economic recovery. Building back better – the green case for rail investment after the pandemic has been developed in partnership with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), and calls for a major investment in high Read more…