Seems to me that #alanbates was way more intelligent and had a far greater grasp of the problems caused by Horizon than anyone working at the Post Office Headquarters. So they tried to bully him and picked on the wrong man!

Tram costs in UK are ridiculously expensive. VLR was an attempt to show it could be done more cheaply but a vehicle this size is never going to cut the mustard. Learn from abroad. The network & operations are more important than the method. #DafT

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We have now reached the stage where the government regards fixing the joints on an a failing 1960s concrete road as an 'upgrade'. Unlikely that any fix will last long given the continuous pounding by HGVs. Or that it will be within budget.

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🚨 The Government rejected our call for more transparency over how it decides whether to proceed with major rail and road projects.

Our Strategic Transport Objectives inquiry is looking into how those decisions are made before billions are invested.

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Railway crumbles as HS2 burns money.
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Tram derails while HS2 burns money.

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More revelations of the Post Office scandal. Recordings of HS2 Board meetings or unredacted minutes would be an interesting find.

Covert recordings obtained by C4News prove Post Office covered up scandal for years channel4.com/news/covert-re… via Channel 4 News

Do spending priorities on rail reflect what rail travellers really want? £70,000m for 130miles of HS2 in the 2030s (possibly) or something else?
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Thanks Avanti - your delays mean I never pay for trains anymore inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

The Guardian and other national media should challenge absurd #HS2 claims when they're made, instead of quoting them. #StopMisinformation

Promoting the vague #2AndysHS2 scheme, West Midlands mayor Andy Street said, 'if you ask the engineers', a lot of the cost in #HS2 originates from the design for high speed.

Which contradicts what HS2 Ltd's former chief engineer, Andrew McNaughton, has always claimed.

Widening the M25 is futile, as evidence suggests it will just fill up again.

Yet another work of fiction by #HS2 contractors attempting to blame locals for their construction failures and fact they deliberately tried to rip off taxpayers!

15. Please read the full report for more detail about policy, transport modelling and get in touch if you want to be part of the journey

I must thank Sustrans, Rachel, Bene, Flo, Arthur, Dan Simpson & Xavier Brice who have been wonderful partners

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Someone please explain how France can do this and the UK can’t? More than 30 towns and cities across France now boast a tram network …including Avignon (population 92,000) and there are dozens of ongoing projects to extend these networks further.   thelocal.fr/20230913/why-f…

Another scheme to move congestion a few miles down the road to another roundabout. New £500m dual carriageway connecting two of UK’s biggest roads ending chaos for town express.co.uk/news/uk/187347…

HS2 - thought on cost plus contracts

Both Thomson & Cook have bemoaned the fact they were locked into cost plus contracts

Who created them & who passed them off?

Must have been Grayling, Kelly, Higgins & Thurston

Nobody has dobbed them in for causing some of the overruns

Of course. #HS2 was worth it. Birmingham residents face 21% council tax hike to ease crisis mol.im/a/13158181 via Daily Mail Online

Signalling like this just tells the driver whether to go faster or slower. It would be far more effective if it told the train directly to go faster or slower because that's faster. It could also make subtle changes & consider factors like energy saving.

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Implications for HS2 tunnels??