The new Prime Minister has signalled he wants a new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester - but there are plenty of ...

Services between London and the Midlands will be slashed after problems reported with trains made by Hitachi ...

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 ...

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

The new Prime Minister has long championed extending HS2 to Manchester. But with the first phase already beset by soaring ...

"I can't answer those questions currently," says Lord Peter Hendy. More than 15 years have passed since the idea to build a high-speed railway up the west coast of England was first announced, and I ...

Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failures Revised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is ...

Why has the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line been beset by so many problems? The HS2 project will cost between £87.7bn and £102.7bn (in 2025 prices), with the first train services not starting ...