 The report covered all transport modes and had initially been expected to strongly recommend investment in high-speed rail.However, on 29 August 2006 "The Times" reported that Sir Rod would state that given a limited transport budget, a high-speed rail link is not the most cost-effective option to obtain higher capacity on the rail network and therefore should not be built.Most of the press continued to take this line when the report was finally published, drawing scorn from both opposition parties, Labour back-benchers and transport pressure groups alike.