Around a quarter of HS2 will go through tunnels - Approximately 23% of the tracks that will make up HS2 and 18% of the ...

However, in a letter to the leader of Staffordshire county council and seen by the FT, Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2, ...

“Thanks to HS2, this region will be just 38 minutes from central London — about Zone 5 on the Tube map,” West Midlands mayor ...

The construction of a major tunnel on the HS2 line has taken a major step forward. The Chipping Warden tunnel in Northamptonshire will take high speed trains underground for 1.55 miles (2.5km). A ...

The mayor of Greater Manchester has warned of slower trains and “Armageddon” in the North if the government terminates the HS2 line at Birmingham. In 2023, Rishi Sunak controversially announced a ...

The HS2 high-speed train line is only about “one third complete” and two to three years behind schedule, the project’s new chief executive has told MPs. Mark Wild, who was brought in to rescue HS2 ...

Work to connect the HS2 high-speed rail project to the West Coast Mainline is set to be delayed for a further four years, the ...

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 ...

The Government initially estimated that HS2 would cost £37.5 billion in 2009 prices, according to a report by the House of Commons Library. This is the equivalent of £56.9 billion today, after ...

“We are delighted to now have a confirmed workload for Derby Litchurch Lane and our supply chain across the UK.” said Nick ...

The additional trains will help Transport for London meet rising passenger demand and prepare for future connections.

THE UK’S capital isn’t exactly short of train lines – but a completely new service is taking a step closer to getting ...