{"product_id":"off-the-rails-by-sally-gimson-9781836432241","title":"Off The Rails","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first major account of HS2 – and how it went so wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A jaunty account of a monumental cock-up. Makes the unbelievable readable.’\u003c\/em\u003e Sir Michael Palin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHigh-Speed 2\u003c\/em\u003e was to be the crown jewel of British rail. The first Intercity railway built north of London in over a century, it would connect London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, bridging the North–South divide and propelling Britain’s infrastructure into the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDogged by mismanagement, overspending, and incompetence, HS2 has collapsed. What remains is a bleeding stump between Birmingham and the outskirts of London – Euston, the central London terminus, still seemingly unreachable. All of this has cost taxpayers tens of billions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSally Gimson meets with the politicians, engineers, and ordinary people affected by the failure of HS2. Travelling from demolished council estates in Camden to ghost towns along the now cancelled Northern branch, \u003cem\u003eOff the Rails\u003c\/em\u003e provides a forensic examination of how a vital social project imploded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Deeply researched.’\u003c\/em\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Forensic, gripping.’\u003c\/em\u003e Sir Ivor Crewe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Penetrating, fair and ultimately furious.’\u003c\/em\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794260230380,"sku":"9781836432241","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781836432241-off-the-rails-1.jpg?v=1792453059","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/off-the-rails-by-sally-gimson-9781836432241","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}