Ex-rail minister hopeful of alternative HS2 plans

A former rail minister says a link to Birmingham from the North West is "the real prize".
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Burnham’s HS2 promise is dead on arrival – here’s how to really fix Britain’s railways

Planners say reviving HS2 would be a costly mistake, adding there is a cheaper way to fix the problems it was meant to solve ...
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HS2 completes first cut and cover ‘green’ tunnel at Copthall

The 880m tunnel was completed using 1.2 million cubic metres of material excavated from the Northolt project.

HS2 extension did not have permission, court rules

The Court of Appeal rules that the extension of the Bromford Tunnel did not benefit from existing planning permission The ...

First big beams for HS2 station lifted into place

The construction of a large deck supporting platforms at Birmingham's Curzon Street Station begins.
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HS2: World's 'most expensive' high-speed rail line to be slower and cost more

A high-speed train line between London and Birmingham will be more expensive, take longer to make and go slower than previously announced. The HS2 project will cost between £87.7bn and £102.7bn (in ...

Stephen Flynn slams soaring HS2 costs as Aberdeen MSP tells UK Government to "come clean"

The controversial high speed railway was supposed to create a network linking London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds with ...

Slower HS2 trains may not save money after all, NAO warns

Plans to cut HS2’s top speed could result in no overall saving, despite Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, previously saying it could save taxpayers between £1bn and £2.5bn. Dropping the top ...
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HS2 invites tech SMEs to drive cost cuts, faster delivery in reset

An early visualisation of an HS2 high-speed train in the UK. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. UK’s HS2 is inviting small and medium-sized technology firms to submit proposals aimed at lowering costs and ...