How much did the HS2 cancellation cost?

How much did the HS2 line cost?

The HS2 line, specifically London to Birmingham, landed somewhere between £54 billion and £66 billion, as initially envisioned.

• 2019 prices: These figures are the base, of course.

• Inflation adjustment: Translates to a more current £67 billion to a staggering £81.7 billion, really making you think, doesn't it?

Cost overruns on projects are nothing new. Who knows where the final number will actually land. It's anyone's guess.

How much did the Euston HS2 budget?

The Euston HS2 station, including associated tunnels, projected cost exceeds £7.5 billion. Sheesh, talk about sticker shock, right?

Here's the breakdown. Kinda. I think:

• Main driver: Tunnels to central London.
• Euston Station: Completely new build needed.
• Cost increases: Scope changes and inflation play a major role. I assume.
• Complex project: Numerous stakeholders involved.

Building a high-speed railway in London is a monumental undertaking. My grandma lives near Euston. Hope they don't destroy her rose garden. Seriously, though, the scale of the project is immense. The sheer logistical challenge, yikes.

Ultimately, the cost highlights the trade-offs between ambition and affordability. Public spending, eh? One ponders the wider economic impacts. It will probably be over budget anyway!

How much did HS2 cost vs budget?

Three years ago, they said thirty-seven point five billion. 2009 pounds. Ha. A joke now.

The final cost? Who knows. Nobody really. Politicians lie. Always. It's a bottomless pit.

Millions and millions more. The budget? A shattered dream. A laughable number, now.

• The initial estimate: a pathetically optimistic £37.5bn (2009). Naive.
• The current cost? Hundreds of billions. I bet. Easily.
• Overruns: Catastrophic. Beyond imagination. It's obscene.

My uncle worked on it. He's bitter. Rightfully so. He saw the waste firsthand. Saw it with his own eyes. The corruption. The incompetence. It makes you sick.