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Keep up to dateBy Will Ing2018-12-17T06:00:00
Lord Young made remarks in House of Lords debate about price of £56bn project
A Conservative frontbencher in the House of Lords has said the top speed of trains on the HS2 railway could be cut in order to make sure costs on the £56bn scheme don’t rocket further.
The scheme was originally budgeted at £32.7bn but has since climbed in cost with the recent problems on Crossrail – which requires another £2bn to be completed – heaping more scrutiny on HS2’s pricetag.
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