The legal powers for the original section of HS2 between Handsacre in the West Midlands and Crewe in Cheshire are set to expire in February. Connor Naismith, the Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, said ...
In one of the most comprehensive critiques of HS2 since its conception, a report from the left-leaning think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF) calls for the high-speed rail link to be scrapped and ...
After delaying a decision all year, Labour will be forced into a decision over its plans for northern rail investment ...
The prospective plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) could be watered down if the Government allows the legal protections ...
What is High Speed 2 (HS2)? In February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the go-ahead for the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project. HS2 aims to link London and the north of England via the midlands to ...
The government is set to announce a delay of at least two more years to the HS2 project, amid revelations of a "litany of failures" causing costs to skyrocket. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is ...
HS2 engineers claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid a 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without ...
British Steel has secured a five-year contract worth £500 million to supply 70,000 to 80,000 metric tons of rail annually to Network Rail. The company recently invested £10 million to open a new rail ...
HS2 ran tens of billions of pounds over budget and will open years late because it was designed to be unnecessarily fast, MPs have been told. Lord Hendy, the rail minister, made the claim as he ...
UK’s HS2 and Network Rail have selected Lendlease to lead the planning and development of the wider Euston station region in London. Lendlease has been selected as the Master Development Partner (MDP) ...
Network Rail has today welcomed the Government’s announcement on the proposed route of HS2 phase 2 as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform both the railway and connectivity in this country.
The PM criticised the HS2 company's management but said that did not detract from the value of the scheme Boris Johnson will appoint a full-time minister to oversee the project The route, to be ...