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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

Decision to redesign Euston HS2 station will cost billions and cause decade of delay, says expert

Euston faces a “decade of delay” before the arrival of HS2 high speed trains because of the Government’s disastrous decision to switch station designs, a rail expert has warned.

Gareth Dennis, an engineer and commentator, said billions had been wasted because Ministers accepted the recommendation of the Oakervee review in 2020 to switch from an 11-platform two-phase design of the new HS2 station at Euston to a 10-platform design to be completed in one phase.

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