Scrapped HS2 leg set to be replaced with new rail line
The northern leg of HS2 could be replaced with a new privately funded railway under government plans to boost economic growth. Ministers are considering reviving plans for a new high-speed line ...
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'Great value HS2' will bring London to within 42 minutes from centre of Birmingham, says high speed line's boss
An artists impression of a planned new HS2 link at Birmingham Airport He went on: “When we open Old Oak Common station, you will be 31 minutes from Birmingham International, the airport.
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HS2 beam lift progress for Brackley’s A43 bridge
The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley has taken a major ...
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HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a project’ and may not even reach Birmingham, MPs find
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.
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HS2 costs could reach £80,000,000,000, MPs warn
A map shows the confirmed and cancelled ... doubt after then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the HS2’s northern route from Birmingham to Manchester in October 2023. Giant tunnelling machines ...