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They are/were just spunking money around the place. The only first hand intel I have is from an archaeology perspective. The contracts along the route are some of the most lucrative the industry has ever seen. Small fish obviously compared to other trades/functions, but I can only imagine other entities similarly rinsed the pot.
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£20bn already spent and the project deemed unviable, wtf
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/30/hs2-officially-unachievable-red-rating-problems-london-birmingham?