In 2019, HS2 Ltd’s new chairman, Allan Cook, an engineer, told then-transport secretary Chris Grayling that Britain’s grand ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

Heidi Alexander branded the building of a new line linking London, Birmingham and the North an 'appalling mess' and told MPs she saw 'no route' to getting trains running by 2033.

The HS2 plan originally called for 340 miles of high-speed rail linking the north and south of England. Map Courtesy of HS2 Ltd.

HS2 has revealed the first platform section on the high-speed railway.

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government has confirmed, but it did not say when the high speed railway line will begin operating. Transport Secretary Heidi ...

Britain is cancelling the construction of a key section of the costly HS2 high-speed railway, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, angering people and businesses in northern England, a ...

HS2 branded an ‘appalling mess’ as government confirms delay until 2033 The government has announced the project will be delayed beyond 2033 ...

HS2 was originally due to run between London and Birmingham, then onto Manchester and Leeds, but the project was severely curtailed by the Conservatives in power due to spiralling costs.

HS2: is it worth the £106bn price tag? A reader survey on this website found that the majority believe HS2’s economic benefits will be worth the proposed £106bn costs.

HS2 opening to be delayed beyond 2033 The project has already suffered repeated delays and soaring costs despite being scaled back.