ANTI-HS2 campaigners in Warwickshire have launched an appeal for donations, to fund a judicial review of the scheme.
The ‘Stop HS2’ movement is asking everyone who opposes the High Speed rail plans to give it £5.
The campaigners maintain that the business plan prepared by the government company HS2 Ltd is flawed, and that the benefits of the route, which would connect London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, have been overstated.
They will argue that the scheme constitutes a breach of human rights legislation, competition law and also procurement rules, although no contracts to build the line are expected to be placed for several years yet.
Joe Rukin, who chairs the Kenilworth Action Group, told the Coventry Telegraph that funding was now necessary to take their campaign further.
He said: “At the moment we are just looking at which is the best line of attack. There are lots of holes in this plan -- holes big enough to drive a High Speed train through.”