Mr Parkin, a former head of operations requirements for practice operator East Midlands Trains – earlier than the franchise was handed to East Midlands Railway – advised the Commons’ Transport Select Committee: “Since the announcement by the Prime Minister, there's not solely no communication from HS2 – or extra minimal communication saying ‘we’re nonetheless wanting on the implications of the choice’ – however there’s no proof of elimination of any of their paraphernalia from any of those websites.