Pete Waterman is surprise inclusion on HS2 taskforce

[John Ashworth]

Music mogul Pete Waterman is surprise inclusion on HS2 taskforce

Better known for his 22 UK number 1 singles with the likes of Kylie Minogue and Cliff Richard, Mr Waterman's interest in railways led to his inclusion on the panel. He has run a number of heritage railway maintenance companies, including the London & North Western Railway...

His love affair with trains goes back as far as 1962, prior to his career in music, when he left school at 14 to go and work in a railway depot...