Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2'

RailNews.co.uk -The project to build HS2 had 'withstood fierce debate and cross-examination', former transport secretary Andrew Adonis has told the House of Lords. Lord Adonis maintained that not building the line would be a 'reckless disregard of the national interest', and that 'From the outset the central argument for HS2 has been about capacity with speed and connectivity significant additional benefits. Since 2010 the imperative of more capacity has become greater still, which is essentiall