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Westham67 11:09 Fri Jan 27
HS2 may not run through to central London - report

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64421566

They are making it up as they go along

Its not surprising as ground was broken too early just to push to the project through

Crossrail on steroids

RBshorty 2:42 Fri May 19
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Money gets tight. The shit gets real.

Classic case of British politician kicking the can down the road when it comes too infrastructure in this country.

Westham67 2:32 Fri May 19
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Talking to my self again

HS2 have instructed the contractors on section 2a (connection between the East and West midlands) to stop work for 2 (Two )years. Old oak common to Birmingham is the section to be focused on . Predicted finish 2035 to 2040 I would put another 5 years on that

HS2 are getting to the stage (Which I have seen many times) of doing something for the sake of it like awarding the contracts for trains fit out and and station fit outs Gathering dust for decades

I spoke with 2 people who worked on cross rail many of the materials or components that were bought prior to work starting were obsolete by the time it came to installation

Westham67 2:01 Sat Mar 25
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Euston all work stopped and workers laid off

Section 2a tunnelling is scheduled to start in roughly a years time and will take about 10 weeks and then cross passages, cable runs, walkways , track, signalling OCS pole (Overhead catenary system) and LOADs more

For those who like BORING machines link below


https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/960814/F2_Phase_2a_Tunnels_v1.2.pdf

Westham67 7:15 Wed Mar 22
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Harry Enfield loads of money

Westham67 6:07 Wed Mar 22
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£600 a day for track person

balders 3:34 Wed Mar 22
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Westham67 9:30 Sun Mar 12
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He is track man balders that where the WONGA is now

Still on lower rate mate

£600 a day is not massive for top staff

Mike Oxsaw 11:45 Tue Mar 21
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I've been parachuted into similar projects - some, like this one, it seems, are irredeemable.

I've always felt that this little baby was set up as the proverbial sacrificial lamb - there was never any intention to actually complete this as all (ALL) political parties hate, for their own reasons, the railways in the UK (and this time you really can blame Thatcher...and Beeching...and Bevin).

Short of cash? Pare back HS2.

Still Short of cash? Downgrade/delay HS2

STILL short of cash? Redefine the HS2 deliverables.

As someone else mentioned earlier, it will end up as a low speed alternative N/S freight-only route with links to the still under review Varsity line in the south and a big, fuck-off freight marshalling yard at Crewe.

Westham67 11:02 Tue Mar 21
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Mike Oxsaw 2:50 Fri Mar 10

Its looking like the can is being kicked down the road for an independent review to question and rewrite the intended benefits and design criteria for the program

The 2A Birmingham interchange area contractors are recruiting again filling the ranks in order to submit a notice of delay claim to HS2

I have worked on a shit project which is years late and well over budget but its not even 10% of the size and cost that HS2 is going to be

Talking to myself again

Westham67 9:30 Sun Mar 12
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He is track man balders that where the WONGA is now

Mike Oxsaw 7:30 Sun Mar 12
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£600 a day = six figure salary.



Well, when I say "six figure salary", I mean that the figure six is mentioned...

balders 7:13 Sun Mar 12
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Bloke can’t be in signaling if he is only on £600 a day

Westham67 11:39 Sat Mar 11
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Any contactors currently holding a contract with HS2 to be working in any areas being delayed will be entitled to payment for staff , plant and equipment from HS2 for the delay period

zebthecat 11:35 Sat Mar 11
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COOL HAND LUKE 11:20 Sat Mar 11

Keeping down the total cost is absolutely not what they are doing. It is keeping down the yearly spend.
I used to work for the Procurement Executive in the MoD and we had to do that sort of thing every year on projects. It invariably puts the total cost up by dint of inflation alone before you get to things like economy of scale and disrupting the schedule.

COOL HAND LUKE 11:21 Sat Mar 11
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...LEADING up to 2024...

COOL HAND LUKE 11:20 Sat Mar 11
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It'll all get pushed back now until after the GE...

They are saying they are delaying it to help get the costs down? Surely going forwards the costs will increase? It's defo looking like a tactic to take something contentious off the table elading up to 2024...

Westham67 10:48 Sat Mar 11
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Its a sign of high intelligence

Far Cough 10:46 Sat Mar 11
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Talking to yerself again?

Westham67 10:42 Sat Mar 11
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One of the JV civils contractors for HS2 doing all the interchange work around Birmingham stopped recruiting about 2 weeks so I reckon there will be more "Amendments" to the scope of the project and the completion dates

Kaiser Zoso 7:10 Fri Mar 10
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Sorry pal, Corbyn

Claret Badger 6:58 Fri Mar 10
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I BLAME BREXIT AND STARMER

Westham67 6:55 Fri Mar 10
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Moncurs Putting Iron 3:44 Fri Mar 10

I 100% agree HS2 should not have happened and the existing network should be renewed

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