The Oakervee Review into HS2 has hinted that the design of most of the line’s stations will need to be rethought.

The government-owned company tasked with delivering High Speed 2 does not have the capacity to maximise the development value of the rail network’s stations and new public-private approaches should be considered, the long-awaited report concluded.

Prime minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday that the government will push ahead with delivering HS2, with his decision largely informed by the review, which reported in secret in December.

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