Labour must set to work on HS2 and control its costs

Christian Wolmar Transport writer & broadcaster

OF the many issues facing the Labour government’s transport team, the least discussed has been the future of HS2. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has said she will make a statement. But there is little sign of that coming in the near future, as the focus has very much been on the ‘renationalisation’ of train operations. HS2 is seen as a problem for the longer term, and therefore decisions can wait. But that is a mistake. Not only is an immediate decision required on what to do about the tunnel boring machines which need to run between Old Oak Common and the approach to Euston, but the fate of the biggest infrastructure investment this country has ever seen in a single project cannot be allowed to remain uncertain. I have had…

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