HS2's High Speed Hubris: A Cautionary Tale for Infrastructure Projects The recent review of the HS2 project, led by Sir Stephen Lovegrove, has laid bare the failings of one of Britain's most ambitious infrastructure projects.
The Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that trains won't start running until after 2033 and costs will likely exceed £100 billion, making it clear that the high speed rail project has become a symbol of hubris in government decision making.
The focus on achieving record breaking speeds was always at odds with the original goal: increasing capacity on the rail network.