{"id":11658,"date":"2019-11-03T18:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T13:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/11\/hs2-review-criticised-by-deputy-chair-of-panel\/"},"modified":"2019-11-03T18:24:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T13:24:46","slug":"hs2-review-criticised-by-deputy-chair-of-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2019\/11\/03\/hs2-review-criticised-by-deputy-chair-of-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 review criticised by deputy chair of panel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Opponents of the HS2 high-speed railway linking London and northern England say the government's review of the project will be dim.<\/p>\n

Peer Berkeley, vice chairman of the HS2 Review Panel, said there was no opportunity to affect the final report. <\/p>\n

He is a vocal critic of this project.<\/p>\n

The government says it is clear that panelists will not have a veto, and it is inappropriate to preempt a review recommendation. <\/p>\n

& # 39; Is it locked in bolts? & # 39;<\/h2>\n

Lord Berkeley also speculated that the publication of the review was suspended until the appointment of the Secretary of State for the General Election and Transportation.<\/p>\n

In Tweets<\/a> "The role of chairman of the Oakervee report on HS2 ended yesterday. The report was not over and there was no opportunity to influence the conclusion. <\/p>\n

"When we are finished by Doug O [Oakervee] The DfT Secretariat is locked in the DfT safe for the new S's. [secretary of state] Publish. "<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Department of Transportation told BBC News that the O'Kerby review will end in the fall without confirming when the report will be released.<\/p>\n

Sir Berkeley, a civil engineer in charge of the construction of the channel tunnel, was an astonishing promise when the Minister of Transportation, Grant Shapps, began his review in August. <\/p>\n

This summer, the system was found to be over budget and behind schedule. <\/p>\n

The government has previously claimed that the appointment of a well-known critic of HS2 as the vice-chairman of the review panel is a real movement and all options are being considered.<\/p>\n

These options include project retirement, which will cost taxpayers at least \u00a3 88 billion.<\/p>\n

But in recent weeks, news related to or near this review, Sir Berkeley, was personally dissatisfied with how the process was handled. <\/p>\n

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The plan received fierce criticism from some people living on the intended path
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Now he has made public. <\/p>\n

Sir Berkeley said in his tweet that his role in the review ended without the opportunity to contribute to the final conclusion. <\/p>\n

Opponents of the system argue that this review, which appears to have not been published until the end of this election, will be "white sale." <\/p>\n

They have long questioned the independence of the person driving the review, given that he is the former chairman of HS2, the public company that runs the project. <\/p>\n

Transport Secretary Grant Sharps said in September that the first phase of the HS2 high-speed rail between London and Birmingham would be delayed by up to five years.<\/p>\n

This route segment was scheduled to open at the end of 2026, but now it may be between 2028 and 2031 before the first train runs on the route.<\/p>\n

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The total cost of the HS2 has also increased from \u00a3 62 billion and the second phase has also been delayed.<\/p>\n

The route from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds is scheduled to open in 2032-33 but has been pushed back to 2035-2040.<\/p>\n

In August, the government said it plans to review the costs and benefits of rail projects with a "go or no-go" decision by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The government said construction would continue while the review was in progress.<\/p>\n

Concerns that rising costs and delays can threaten the viability of HS2 are not new. According to a document the BBC saw in the fall, the government and HS2 found that the high-speed rail exceeded its budget and the schedule was behind many years ago.<\/p>\n

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What is HS2?<\/h2>\n

HS2 is a new rail line that runs from London to West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds.<\/p>\n

The train from London to Birmingham is 400m long (1,300ft) with a maximum of 1,100 seats and can reach speeds of up to 250mph. They run up to 14 times per hour in each direction.<\/p>\n

The Department of Transport said the project will reduce the time it takes from Birmingham to London from 1 hour 21 minutes to 52 minutes.<\/p>\n

Once the second phase is complete, it will take an hour and seven minutes (2 to 7 minutes) from Manchester to London and 2 to 49 minutes from Birmingham to Leeds. <\/p>\n

This effectively reduces the time between London and Edinburgh and between London and Glasgow to an hour and a half.<\/p>\n

The government hopes to increase the capacity of crowded commuters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n