In terms of what it has learned from Euston, the Department told us that there are lessons on cost estimation, the treatment of contingency and managing integration on large and complex stations. These are all issues we have seen before on other major programmes, including those overseen by the Department. It also added that over the next two years it will learn about the challenges of pausing works and then restarting them. HS2 Ltd considered that learning from Euston will be most relevant a...

In terms of what it has learned from Euston, the Department told us that there are lessons on cost estimation, the treatment of contingency and managing integration on large and complex stations. These are all issues we have seen before on other major programmes, including those overseen by the Department. It also added that over the next two years it will learn about the challenges of pausing works and then restarting them. HS2 Ltd considered that learning from Euston will be most relevant at Manchester Piccadilly 58 Written statement to Parliament, HS2 6 monthly report to Parliament: June 2023, 19 June 2023 59 Transport Committee, Oral evid Type: conclusion | Number: 26 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 6.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2025 6.2 The department has a strong culture of learning lessons from managing major rail programmes, which includes working with the Infrastructure and Projects Aut