'Sleekit' Boris Johnson quietly scraps £3bn rail link to Scotland BORIS Johnson has been branded “cowardly” after quietly scrapping a £3 billion high-speed rail link to Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2022
Decision to abandon £3bn HS2 line slammed by rail firms The move was revealed just 30 minutes before the outcome of the confidence vote in Boris Johnson's leadership of the Conservative Party was announced Birmingham Post · Jun 7, 2022
Rail firms slam ‘hugely disappointing’ decision to axe £3bn HS2 Golborne Link The link will be removed from the HS2 Phase 2b Bill despite it being included in the Integrated Rail Plan. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
Tories quietly scrap controversial £2bn rail link on day of no confidence vote The Golborne Link, which would take HS2 trains on the line to Glasgow, has been formally ditched after months of speculation. Sources insisted the date was a coincidence and it had been in the diary for weeks Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022
Plans for £3bn HS2 line WILL be abandoned, government confirms The 'Golborne Link' had been expected to open in the late 2030s or early 2040s Manchester Evening News · Jun 7, 2022
Controversial £3bn HS2 link to be scrapped, says Sir Graham Brady The Altrincham and Sale West MP said Grant Shapps had told him the Golborne Link would be dropped Manchester Evening News · Apr 7, 2022