i michael byng, are you there? yes, i am- i wanted _ michael byng, are you there? yes, i am. it spiralled out of control? what went wrong? the desi . n out of control? what went wrong? tue: design wasn't out of control? what went wrong? he design wasn't properly out of control? what went wrong? tte: design wasn't properly complete out of control? what went wrong? t'te: design wasn't properly complete at the start, especially euston. they didn't consider what was needed in manchester, the stations in manchester. they didn't seriously consider an interchange on the great western main line, and on it goes. it was a poorly scoped project and the estimate was frankly woefully understated. so you now had these problems waiting to have a massive escalation in costs which people say is inflation, it isn't. the reason is inflation, it isn't. the reason is a poorly produced estimate for phase one of hs2 in 2017. with my colleague lord berkeley, we were given a statement of cost. we later found out the contemporary estimate was 47.1 billion, why it happened i don't know but having said