Transport and Logistics Network
It’s been more than 18 months since Boris Johnson’s government dramatically axed the Leeds leg of HS2[1] – before promising angry local leaders a study into how the controversial high speed rail line might at some point reach the city.
But when will th…
The scheme is certainly not designed to improve life for bus passengers. Bus companies have confirmed this and may well withdraw all services to the station as soon as work starts, apart from the Broughton Road service to and from Colne which has recen…
One of sad things about railways in this country is that so many of them have completely disappeared. Miles and miles of lovely little branch lines that would have carried you to all sorts of destinations in the middle of nowhere were torn up and rippe…
HS2 has revealed that it has so far awarded UK-based firms tier 2 contracts totalling approximately €9 billion.
HS2 tier 2 awards are a major boost for UK contractors. Photo: HS2
The figures released show that more than 2,000 small and medium enterpr…
Latest figures show SMEs securing £3.6bn worth of orders – a 45% share of work on the route.
Firms of all sizes have benefited with £1.9bn worth of work awarded to medium sized businesses (50-250 employees), £677million to small businesses (11-49 emplo…