High-speed rail plans announced by government.

[The Hawk]

Just remember, don't pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side.

Don't even fix a price!

 

[Thehooperman]

Just remember, don't pay the ferryman until he gets you to the other side.

Funny you say that I remember meeting a lady in red who lived near Lake Sandon from the Reynolds Bar days

 

[Mudgie]

Funny you say that I remember meeting a lady in red who lived near Lake Sandon from the Reynolds Bar days

I actually dreamt last night that I was driving through 'Lake Sandon'.

 

[proactive]

Funny you say that I remember meeting a lady in red who lived near Lake Sandon from the Reynolds Bar days

We're you sailing away?

 

[joshua]

Whilst this 'delay' is being done to flatten the cost to the treasury, it really needs to be accompanied by a new cost benefit analysis based on a re-estimated total cost. This work must have been done to justify the decision, and for a project this size - which from the outside looks to be spiraling out of control scope/schedule/price wise - needs to be published.
It would be interesting if there’s any response from Hitachi Rail who have invested quite a bit to supply circa 432 trains. Initially due to be running by 2029 but now departure truly unknown.

 

[tek-monkey]

Whilst this 'delay' is being done to flatten the cost to the treasury, it really needs to be accompanied by a new cost benefit analysis based on a re-estimated total cost. This work must have been done to justify the decision, and for a project this size - which from the outside looks to be spiraling out of control scope/schedule/price wise - needs to be published.
It would be interesting if there’s any response from Hitachi Rail who have invested quite a bit to supply circa 432 trains. Initially due to be running by 2029 but now departure truly unknown.

Surely inflation alone means delays cost more?

 

[Gramaisc]

Surely inflation alone means delays cost more?

If you delay it long enough, it becomes somebody else's problem.

Contracts will exist, people will demand paying, even if nothing worthwhile results - as with the Millennium Dome, etc.

 

[Gramaisc]

Further rumours of greater difficulties now...

Contractors making redundancies, rather than hold onto staff during a 'pause'.

 

[Theresa Green]

It’s almost finished

Just a few minor details to go

The odd tunnel and bridge here and there

A lickle bit of track left to put down

Just need to get the coal supplies up to the right levels and install some water towers and it’s ready to rumble

Full steam ahead!

SS2 here we goo