<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;The high-speed rail project is now tens of millions of pounds in the red and an expensive bat tunnel is the latest major cost. With its future in doubt, how did it all go so wrong?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring Christian Wolmar, host of the podcast Calling All Stations - https://shorturl.at/KTypI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writer and producer: Eleanor Biggs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photography: Jon Jones&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Tomini Babs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The high-speed rail project is now tens of millions  of pounds in the red and an expensive bat tunnel is the latest major cost. With its future in doubt, how did it all go so wrong?

&nbsp;The high-speed rail project is now tens of millions of pounds in the red and an expensive bat tunnel is the latest major cost. With its future in doubt, how did it all go so wrong? Featuring Christian Wolmar, host of the podcast Calling All Stations - https://shorturl.at/KTypI Writer and producer: Eleanor Biggs Photography: Jon Jones Host: Tomini Babs Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Sensemaker: Why will HS2 spend £100 million on a bat tunnel?

Sensemaker: Why will HS2 spend £100 million on a bat tunnel?

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