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The Illusion of Abundance: Why the Czech VRT is a Strategic Misstep

Vanity projects: the Art of Deception

Is the Czech VRT a Luxury We Can No Longer Afford?

Security over VRT: A New Reality for the Czech Republic and Europe

High-Speed Rail in the Czech Republic: Insights from a Leading Economist

Werner Hoyer Under Investigation for Corruption at the European Investment Bank

Follow-Up: Kodym’s Legal Battles and Their Impact on Czech Railway Regulation

Supreme Court Finalizes Verdict in Správy železnic Tender Manipulation Case

The High-Speed Rail Truth: Between Politics and Ethics

Costs of Personal Rail Transport in the CR and High-Speed Rail Construction

Comparison of planned high-speed rail (HSR) lines in the Czech Republic with the actual performance of high-speed rail lines in Spain and France.

Rail Reform Ripples: Czech Republic’s HSR Future Amid Regulatory Turmoil

HS2 Birmingham to Manchester leg scrapped!

HS2 – UK Government Declines Future Guarantee

HSR and the Czech Republic

Noise limits in connection with the amendment to Czech Government Regulation No. 272/2011 Coll.

Czech HSR Feasibility Studies

European Union infrastructure funds may go to defence.

UK HS2 – houses unsaleable

Defence spending

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Analysis

Security over VRT: A New Reality for the Czech Republic and Europe

vrtwtf 1 March 2025

U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference on February 14 represents a significant turning point in U.S.-Europe relations. Vance sharply criticized European elites for censorship, mass … Read More

High-Speed Rail in the Czech Republic: Insights from a Leading Economist
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High-Speed Rail in the Czech Republic: Insights from a Leading Economist

vrtwtf 17 July 2024

In recent discussions on high-speed rail (HSR) in the Czech Republic, my colleagues and my perspectives have been echoed by Tomáš Havránek [1]https://sites.google.com/view/tomashavranek/, a highly regarded economist. Havránek, recognized as … Read More

Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR)Optimism bias
Analysis

The High-Speed Rail Truth: Between Politics and Ethics

vrtwtf 14 April 2024

[Čeština] In the Czech Republic, the projected high-speed railway project faces significant and increasing scrutiny. The Railway Authority has significantly overestimated passenger numbers and the economic benefits, while underestimating costs, … Read More

Analysis Economics

Costs of Personal Rail Transport in the CR and High-Speed Rail Construction

vrtwtf 26 March 2024

Rail travel in the Czech Republic: What does it really cost us? And how will the construction of high-speed rail (HSR) impact the state budget? Rail travel is supported by … Read More

Analysis

Comparison of planned high-speed rail (HSR) lines in the Czech Republic with the actual performance of high-speed rail lines in Spain and France.

vrtwtf 5 March 2024

Why compare with Spain? Because it has the longest HSR network in Europe and also received the largest share of EU funding for HSR construction. We chose France because the … Read More

HS2 Birmingham to Manchester leg scrapped!
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HS2 Birmingham to Manchester leg scrapped!

vrtwtf 4 October 2023

At the Tory Party conference, Rishi Sunak announced the cancellation of the HS2 rail link’s Birmingham to Manchester segment. He described HS2 as the “ultimate example of the old consensus” … Read More

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Economics HS2

HS2 – UK Government Declines Future Guarantee

vrtwtf 23 September 2023

Prime Minister Sunak and Chancellor Hunt Discuss Scrapping Phase Two Amid Cost Spiral. HS2, the UK’s high-speed rail project, can be compared to the Czech VRT project. Reasons why the … Read More

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HSR and the Czech Republic
Economics Feasibility Studies Noise Optimism bias Transparency

HSR and the Czech Republic

vrtwtf 18 August 2023

“TL;DR” [Czech] Our article discusses the high cost of building high-speed rail (HSR) systems in different countries, including the United States, China, France, Spain, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Most … Read More

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UK HS2 – houses unsaleable

vrtwtf 5 April 2023

The controversial HS2 infrastructure project in the UK is already impacting the housing market. Sales have fallen 27% in areas along the route between London and Birmingham, compared to a … Read More

Optimism bias

Optimism bias uplifts for rail transport appraisals

vrtwtf 17 May 2022

[Česky] Readers have asked how feasibility studies should be evaluated against reality.  The best-known method is Reference Class Forecasting (RFC). This is an established method for accounting for the systematic … Read More

Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR)Viability
HS2

The UK’s High-Speed Rail 2 (HS2) project has just seen the Eastern leg cancelled.

vrtwtf 19 November 2021

[Česky] HS2 was always one of the most disastrous megaprojects. It began with the former Labour Government and always had a hollow business case. The project was then taken on … Read More

Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR)
Analysis

Viability

vrtwtf 19 November 2021

[Česky] Whether an infrastructure project should be built generally revolves around the ‘benefit to cost‘ (BCR) ratio. How many Euros back do the public see for every Euro of their … Read More

Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR)Viability
Analysis

“more than 130 thousand passengers per day – Railway Administration”

vrtwtf 12 November 2021

[Česky] Fantasy meets reality. This chart shows the actual number of passengers on high speed rail in other countries and the forecast number of passengers as predicted by the Rail … Read More

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