Who Is or has done work on the HS2 project?

[5 shires]

As the title says has anyone done or is currently doing any work on the HS2 project? Original Projected cost was £62 Billion) now costs have been recalculated to more then double at around (£102 Billion)...who are these people who run and price these big government jobs?there f—king useless,how can you be that much out?someone is making or has made an awful lot of money out of this unnecessary plan to save 10 minutes traveling.?

[Stubby]

12 minutes ago, 5 shires said:

As the title says has anyone done or is currently doing any work on the HS2 project? Original Projected cost was £62 Billion) now costs have been recalculated to more then double at around (£102 Billion)...who are these people who run and price these big government jobs?there f—king useless,how can you be that much out?someone is making or has made an awful lot of money out of this unnecessary plan to save 10 minutes traveling.?

 £62 billion up to £102 billion .   That's 2 rope working for you ..........

[kav]

Looks like someone got a bit wrong

HS2 destroyed trees in way of train line without permission | UK news | The Guardian

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Contractors removed potential habitats for bats and butterflies in Buckingham nature reserve to prepare for rail line

 

[pie eater pete]

Doesnt surprise me at all...the fat cats behind the scenes and sitting on the board of directors will want to squeeze every penny.. 

[Billhook]

George Osborne knew of HS2 cost overrun 3 years ago | Financial Times

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Former UK chancellor failed to warn MPs before high-speed rail project was approved

A lot of people come on to Arbtalk to ask how they should go about quoting for a particular job.

So here is how to do it the government way.

I quote you £243 for the first stage of taking the tree down

This rises to £557 for the completion

However due to unforeseen costs now I have started the job it has risen to £1060

 

Costs of high speed rail 2 to spiral by billions to eye-watering £106bn – The Sun

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CONTROVERSIAL high-speed rail network HS2 is facing fresh problems as predicted costs sky-rocket. New forecasts for...

The old saying is true

 

  Question ;      "What is an elephant?"

  Answer;         " A mouse built to government specifications"

 

 

[patrickgalloway3]

I did a couple of months on the tree survey for HS2.

[peatff]

17 hours ago, 5 shires said:

someone is making or has made an awful lot of money out of this unnecessary plan to save 10 minutes traveling

 

It's to get the bankers out of London so they can buy cheap houses up North and commute easily. Has any work actually been done on it yet ? It is going to cut a village near here in two and people are not happy. The local canal society are reopening a stretch of the Chesterfield canal and have contested the HS2 access. Best of luck to them I hope the gobbin mint sees it as what it is,a big waste of public money. The canal makes more sense.

[spuddog0507]

17 hours ago, 5 shires said:

As the title says has anyone done or is currently doing any work on the HS2 project? Original Projected cost was £62 Billion) now costs have been recalculated to more then double at around (£102 Billion)...who are these people who run and price these big government jobs?there f—king useless,how can you be that much out?someone is making or has made an awful lot of money out of this unnecessary plan to save 10 minutes traveling.?

Yeh but that person doing the costing has been to university and gained a TSB & a HSBC degree in mathamatics ! there is a website that accounts for these people its called Thickasfuck.com check it out,

 

[NFG]

How to get to Birmingham 10 minutes quicker? Increase the speed limit to 80 mph.

 

I'll pop my consultancy cheque, for saving 90 billion quid in tomorrows post Boris.

 

[devon TWiG]

my understanding is that it is not about just a quicker journey but greatly increased carrying capacity !