Meddling, ballooning and slower trains

New HS2 farce as trains to be made slower and even more expensive

Experts believe Labour is repeating the mistakes of previous governments by "meddling" with the project once again

HS2 high speed trains could run slower than initially planned to keep costs down – but it could end up inflating them even further, The i Paper has learned.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has asked HS2 boss Mark Wild to look at whether slower trains could cut costs and delays, as the project has been hit by repeated delays and a ballooning budget.

A dedicated bus route might have been a better bet, but the ability of government to screw things up at enormous cost suggests that the 'do nothing option' should have been selected to begin with.