HS2 to pay 300 million to other operators

A visualisation over the sculpted wetlands outside the HS2 Old Oak Common station in West London
A visualisation over the sculpted wetlands outside the HS2 Old Oak Common station in West London - which is set to be the interim terminus of the line from Birmingham Image HS2 media centre

HS2 is to pay £300 million (€359m) in compensation to train firms, and it will not go to customers. That is the headline revelation in a UK newspaper report. Britain’s high-speed rail project is facing a fresh bill of more than £300 million in compensation. The company building the new line between London and Birmingham is expected to require a number of closures on other lines this Christmas, in a programme of planned disruption that will last for another six years. The compensation will be paid to other train operators during the construction.

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HS2 to pay 300 million to other operators

A visualisation over the sculpted wetlands outside the HS2 Old Oak Common station in West London
A visualisation over the sculpted wetlands outside the HS2 Old Oak Common station in West London - which is set to be the interim terminus of the line from Birmingham Image HS2 media centre

HS2 is to pay £300 million (€359m) in compensation to train firms, and it will not go to customers. That is the headline revelation in a UK newspaper report. Britain’s high-speed rail project is facing a fresh bill of more than £300 million in compensation. The company building the new line between London and Birmingham is expected to require a number of closures on other lines this Christmas, in a programme of planned disruption that will last for another six years. The compensation will be paid to other train operators during the construction.

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Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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