Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says the HS2 railway may not open until 2039 - here's what else she told MPs Alexander says trains from Birmingham to Old Oak Common, west London will start running ...

At last there are signs of reality beginning to emerge for HS2. (“Transport secretary pledges to fix ‘appalling’ mess of HS2”, Report, June 19). But the (macho?) obsession with speed is still there, ...

For more than 15 years, HS2 has divided opinion over one simple question: Is it worth the money? Back in 2012, the cost estimate for first phase of the high speed line between Birmingham and London ...

Following the interesting example of the £100mn HS2 bat tunnel (Report, November 8), I note that the cost of the proposed new Euston terminal, with six platforms, is currently estimated at £7.5bn ...

HS2 trains could run at slower speeds than originally planned as part of a drive to keep the costs of the major rail project down. Reducing the controversial high-speed rail's top speed from its ...

Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as high as 100%, Mark Wild, who runs the project, told MPs HS2 construction contracts priced at £19.5bn have already cost £26bn despite being “just over ...

HS2 will now cost over £100bn and will not start running until 2039 –13 years later and almost £60bn more than planned, the transport secretary has warned. In an update on the beleaguered scheme, ...

The UK Government has finally committed to moving ahead with the now vastly over-budget HS2 high-speed railway linking London to the north of England, but questions remain around delivery delays, ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the scrapping of Phase 2 of the HS2 rail project. The second phase of the high-speed rail was meant to extend Phase 1, the under-construction ...