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Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) offers to build Britain's HS2 and save ‘tens of billions’
The Chinese company has sent a letter directly to the Mark Thurston, the CEO of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited company responsible for the execution of the Britain's much discussed project.
The Building magazine reports that, in the letter, the Chinese say they can complete the whole project in 5 years and also at a cost close to the original budget of £56bn (current estimate is £106bn). The CRCC says that they would also raise the maximum speeds to 420km/h, 80km/h faster than current. maximum of 340km/h.
It is reported that HS2 CEO had met some people from the Chinese railway industry in Beijing.
Read the content of the CRCC letter to HS2 CEO word by word here:
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and how exactly will the chinese be achieving such a cost reduction? Not questioning whether they will be bringing tunnel boring machines or senior managers, project managers (apart from a few for show purposes) from china. It is given, beyond doubt.
and how about surveyors, tbm operators, spare parts and so on and so on? will they also bring them from china too? and will you be surprised if they do so?
what will happen to the local contractors who had been hiring, procuring in expectations of hs2 prospects?
if uk gives hs2 to chinese, they could as well say goodby to local tunneling know-how and expertise for which they have been known for over hundred years.
Peoples money taken curroption English government and big companies
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Transport secretary Grant Shapps says Government 'not involved' in China-HS2 talks
(it is reported by Building magazine that the Chinese CRCC has also sent a letter to Shapps but did not get a reply back).
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51521965
Government 'not involved' in China-HS2 talks
www.bbc.comThe transport secretary's remarks follow reports that China offered to build the line in five years.