Moved by
Lord Berkeley
24A: After Clause 43, insert the following new Clause—
“Timetable for new railway and affected existing routes
Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, HS2 Ltd must publish a comprehensive and detailed working timetable for the railway approved by this Act and for all the routes of the existing railway network that will carry through trains or whose services will be affected by the new railway, in order to—
(a) illustrate the offer of service that travellers between any relevant pair of stations can expect at its opening,
(b) identify the paths that will be available for freight trains,
(c) demonstrate the operational practicality and robustness of its plans,
(d) provide data for a reworking of the business case, should the findings require that, and
(e) enable an informed debate about the proposals and their implications.”