Department for Transport told to look into ‘incentivising people … to not travel’ amid reduced capacity
The axing of HS2’s second leg is likely to mean higher train fares on the west coast mainline from London to Manchester and beyond to reduce demand, according to a report from the government’s spending watchdog.
Rishi Sunak cancelled work on the HS2 high speed railway north of Birmingham last September, citing spiralling costs, and promised to divert the £36bn budget to other transport schemes, including £8bn for filling potholes.