Adonis presents HS2 as essential boost to UK transport infrastructure

In mid-April a former secretary of state for transport attempted to convince the citizens of Yorkshire that the high-speed rail network that will, eventually, reach the north of England, will be an enormous boon to travellers throughout the UK.

Rik Thomas

29 April 2016

Former transport secretary made a strong pitch for the benefits of the HS2 high-speed rail network on The Yorkshire Post on 19 April

On 19 April former transport secretary Andrew Adonis used a column in The Yorkshire Post to extoll the virtues of the proposed HS2 high-speed rail network. “It is remarkable how rapid the progress has been from conception to the verge of construction, thanks to effective policy and project planning and strong cross-party support,” he began. “HS2 is on course for enactment at the end of this year and the start of construction next year, with the first phase from London to...