RAIL chiefs had to fork out more than £100million of taxpayers’ cash to build a shed for bats.
Sir Jon Thompson, chairman of HS2, said the eco-project was one reason that the high speed line was over budget.
PAHS2 chairman Sir Jon Thompson told an industry conference that a bat shed had to be put up to appease green quango Natural England[/caption]He told a rail industry conference yesterday the building, which is 1km long, had to be put up to appease green quango Natural...