The high-speed HS2 rail network is being built between London and Birmingham, after the onward leg to Manchester was axed by ...

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 ...

Running slower trains on HS2 may not save money after all, the government spending watchdog has warned. Plans to cut HS2’s top speed could result in no overall saving, despite Heidi Alexander, the ...

The failings surrounding the HS2 rail project are partly due to a focus on achieving the highest possible speeds and political pressure for progress on the scheme, a review is expected to find. The ...

The UK government is set to announce that the completion of the High Speed 2 rail line will be delayed and the cost will rise, faulting the previous Conservative administration for wasting billions of ...

A report fears the lessons of HS2 have not been learned and could mean similar mistakes.

Can the HS2 costs overrun be even greater than those of a certain two aircraft carriers which shall be nameless, HMS Unspecified and HMS Anonymous? Are all those multiple billions of our money well ...

HS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down. The government is to order the company building the project to consider lower speeds on the line ...

The HS2 saga continues after the government confirmed that the project will be delayed again while projected costs have increased. The high-speed railway has been designed to make rail journeys ...

The work on the A43 near Brackley - located on the Oxfordshire border - is part of the HS2 project.