Railway privatisation in Britain isn't working for simple economic reasons –
and the HS2 pay row just adds to them

   The sector is in limbo. It’s ‘privatised’ so the government doesn’t
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   It recently emerged that HS2 will cost almost double previous estimates
   ( Reuters )

   HS2 has never been without its controversial aspects, and the
   revelation that almost a quarter of people working on the project are
   on six-figure salaries is no different.
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   hitting £600m.

   The government is already under pressure over the high speed rail plan,
   after Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission,
   called on Westminster to stump up even more funding. The cost of the
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   It was dressed up as being necessary to offer UK rail users “the
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     * HS2 ‘will be most expensive railway on Earth at £403m a mile’

   It’s not just scheduling snafus that have ruffled feathers though.
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   than it already is.
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