High Speed Rail
Investment
Landmark green loan guarantee deal aims to help Turkey deliver on climate commitments made at COP26 Summit
17 March 2022
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4 min read
Rail
Rail cuts, project scale-backs, and train fare rises could sabotage the UK's progress towards a green economy, campaigners have warned
03 February 2022
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9 min read
Rail
The government's £96bn Integrated Rail Plan has faced criticism from green groups and regional politicians, who fear it represents a major downgrade on previous proposals
19 November 2021
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6 min read
Rail
A joint effort from UK and European governments is needed to ensure rail is able to compete with low-cost air travel, argue HS1 CEO Dyan Crowther and Eurostar CEO Jacques Damas
11 November 2021
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5 min read
Rail
Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson MP sets out his case for HS2, promising it will be 'one of our cleanest, greenest, and most-environmentally sustainable forms of transport'
04 June 2020
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4 min read
Aviation
Pandemic set to curb air travel growth 10 per cent over next decade as high speed rail flourishes, UBS analysis suggests
13 April 2020
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5 min read
Rail
Rail electrification would bring many benefits and doesn't have to be expensive, argues Lib Dem transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson
21 February 2020
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4 min read
Transport
All modes of high-speed travel come with a cost to the environment, and their climate impacts need to be considered holistically
17 February 2020
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4 min read
Policy
Prime Minister concedes costs have spiralled but argues 'poor management has not detracted from the fundamental value of the project'
11 February 2020
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5 min read
Rail
Koji Agatsuma, engineering director at Hitachi Rail Europe, argues battery trains could offer the UK a flexible, no-regrets transition to a net zero rail network
08 October 2019
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11 min read
