A child born on the Regent’s Park estate when the demolition started will be in their late 20s when they can get a HS2 train to Birmingham. What an avoidable mess.
Stephen Bush
in 2010 ministers said phase 1 of High-Speed 2 (from Old Oak Common to Birmingham) would be finished by 2026
now the completion date has been pushed back to between 2036 and 2039
with the final leg to Euston not set to be finished until as late as 2043
price tag up from £80bn to £103bn
