The head of HS2 Ltd will report by mid-July on how slowing down trains could affect the project's cost and delivery date.

HS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down. The government has ...

High Speed 2 - known as HS2 - was originally commissioned to run at 360km/h, which would have made its trains the fastest ...

The UK government has ordered a HS2 overhaul to cut construction time and reduce costs to taxpayers, aiming to deliver faster ...

HS2 trains could run slower to cut costs on embattled project - Testing the trains at their maximum speed of 360kmph would ...

The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver.

UK ministers are set to order the management of High Speed 2 to explore last-ditch attempts to cut the cost of the rail project, including reducing the speed of its trains. Mark W ...

The British government is considering lowering the maximum speed on HS2 from 360km/h in order to reduce costs and accelerate ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

HS2 chief executive Mark Wild’s eagerly awaited review of the project has been delayed until the summer, amid an effort to ...

HS2 trains may be slowed down in a bid to stop the £100billion project spiralling further out of control. Ministers are ...