HS2’s Euston leg poised to be given green light despite cost concerns
6 months ago

HS2’s Euston leg poised to be given green light despite cost concerns

The Telegraph  

The Government is poised to approve the extension of HS2 into Euston station, despite concerns it could saddle the taxpayer with billions of pounds in extra costs. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reportedly use her first Budget next month to approve funding for the project, which will also include a multi-billion-pound transformation of Euston. The spiralling costs of HS2 prompted Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister, to scale back the route last year, raising uncertainty over the 4.5-mile section between Old Oak and Euston. If HS2 does not run into Euston, passengers will have to change at Old Oak Common to reach central London.

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Rachel Reeves confirms HS2 WILL run to London Euston - but REFUSES to give a total cost for the work
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves confirms HS2 WILL run to London Euston - but REFUSES to give a total cost for the work

Daily Mail  

Tunnelling work to bring HS2 into London Euston will receive the 'funding required', Rachel Reeves has confirmed. There had been fears that the track would end at Old Oak Common, in north West London, leaving passengers to travel into central London via other means. Tunnelling work to bring HS2 into London Euston will receive the 'funding required', Rachel Reeves has …

‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ministers are considering a “HS2 light” railway line linking Birmingham and Manchester as part of a …

HS2: High-speed rail line will end at London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh indicates
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HS2: High-speed rail line will end at London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh indicates

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The transport secretary has indicated that HS2 will run into central …

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh confirms HS2 WILL run to Euston despite alarm over multi-billion pound cost as she says the rail link 'wouldn't make sense' otherwise
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh confirms HS2 WILL run to Euston despite alarm over multi-billion pound cost as she says the rail link 'wouldn't make sense' otherwise

Daily Mail  

The Transport Secretary today effectively confirmed that HS2 will run to Euston despite alarm at the multi-billion pound price tag. Louise Haigh slipped out the news as she insisted it would not 'make sense' to end the rail link at Old Oak Common in the London suburbs. Louise Haigh slipped out the news as she insisted it would not 'make …

Government faces end of year deadline to decide if HS2 will reach Euston
6 months ago

Government faces end of year deadline to decide if HS2 will reach Euston

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Former prime minister Rishi Sunak said the London stretch of HS2 could only go ahead with private investment last October …

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route
6 months, 2 weeks ago

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The alternative route between Staffordshire and Cheshire, which would connect …

What does scaling back of HS2 mean for travellers?
1 year, 5 months ago

What does scaling back of HS2 mean for travellers?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Instead we will take every pound that would have been spent extending HS2 and invest over £36 billion into Network …

Cancelling HS2 is only the start of the Conservatives’ Great Train Robbery
1 year, 5 months ago

Cancelling HS2 is only the start of the Conservatives’ Great Train Robbery

The Independent  

Once Rishi Sunak confirms the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2, the high-speed rail line will stand as a permanent and embarrassing monument to British failure. With as much as £28bn now spent and probably the same amount again needed to finish it, HS2 – a project first proposed in 2008 – remains shrouded in mystery. Sunak, who is …

Key dates of the HS2 rail project
1 year, 5 months ago

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – July 2017 HS2 Ltd accepts it was a “serious error” to make £1.76 …

Cutting off the North from HS2 is a national disgrace
1 year, 5 months ago

Cutting off the North from HS2 is a national disgrace

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Grant Shapps’s now-disintegrated Integrated Rail Plan, published under two years ago, criminally damaged the eastern leg – leaving just a …

Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station
1 year, 6 months ago

Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boss of the firm building HS2‘s new London station has …

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’
1 year, 6 months ago

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In effect you’d get 80% of the costs and 20% of the benefits.” Old …

Key dates of the HS2 rail project
1 year, 6 months ago

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. – July 2017 HS2 Ltd accepts it was a “serious error” to make £1.76 …

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?
1 year, 6 months ago

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister is reportedly considering axing plans for the HS2 …

High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice
1 year, 6 months ago

High-speed rail was touted as a game-changer in Britain. Costs are making the government think twice

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government confirmed Sunday it may scrap a big chunk of an overdue and over-budget high-speed rail line once touted as a way to attract jobs and investment to northern England. “We’ve seen very, very high global inflation in a way that no government could have predicted,” said Shapps, a former transportation secretary who now serves as …

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports
1 year, 6 months ago

Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And in a letter to the Prime Minister, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said HS2 …

Rishi Sunak ‘pushing for HS2 to stop six miles north of Euston’
1 year, 6 months ago

Rishi Sunak ‘pushing for HS2 to stop six miles north of Euston’

The Independent  

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HS2 Stage 2 could be scrapped: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt 'in talks to axe high speed rail route north of Birmingham' to save £34billion ahead of the next election (after already spending £2.3billion
1 year, 6 months ago

HS2 Stage 2 could be scrapped: Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt 'in talks to axe high speed rail route north of Birmingham' to save £34billion ahead of the next election (after already spending £2.3billion

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak is facing widespread anger today amid claims that the second stage of the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line could be axed to save money. Tory MP Michael Fabricant said scrapping Phase 2 would be 'sensible' and would protect rural areas north of his Litchfield constituency, where Phase 1 will join the current West Coast mainline. The Prime Minister's …

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?
1 year, 6 months ago

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two …

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral
1 year, 6 months ago

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in talks to scrap phase two of HS2 as costs spiral

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are in discussions about scrapping the …

Diggers to be buried at HS2 station to await green light on Euston extension
1 year, 7 months ago

Diggers to be buried at HS2 station to await green light on Euston extension

The Independent  

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Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, warns watchdog
2 years ago

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, warns watchdog

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the National Audit Office warned while the postponement may allow the Department of …

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings
2 years ago

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Mr Harper said he was instead “prioritising” the initial services between Old Oak …

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs
2 years ago

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The HS2 rail project could be delayed among a number …

Jeremy Hunt: No ‘conceivable circumstances’ in which HS2 stops short of Euston
2 years, 2 months ago

Jeremy Hunt: No ‘conceivable circumstances’ in which HS2 stops short of Euston

The Independent  

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HS2 ‘should be cancelled’ amid reports it may not run to central London
2 years, 2 months ago

HS2 ‘should be cancelled’ amid reports it may not run to central London

The Independent  

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Government refuses to deny reports HS2 may not run to central London
2 years, 2 months ago

Government refuses to deny reports HS2 may not run to central London

The Independent  

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Government refuses to deny reports HS2 may not run to central London
2 years, 2 months ago

Government refuses to deny reports HS2 may not run to central London

The Independent  

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Leeds, Bradford and other key British cities could miss out on rail revolution
2 years, 8 months ago

Leeds, Bradford and other key British cities could miss out on rail revolution

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The government should reconsider the case for the development of a new station in Bradford.” Leeds The West Yorkshire city …

Pictured: The golden roof that's set to be an eye-catching feature of the London Euston HS2 terminal
3 years ago

Pictured: The golden roof that's set to be an eye-catching feature of the London Euston HS2 terminal

Daily Mail  

HS2's Euston station will feature a bold roof that's coloured 'bronze or gold' under new plans for the high-speed railway's London terminus. HS2's Euston station will feature a gold roof under new plans for the high-speed railway's London terminus. HS2 says that it's on track for the completion and opening of the Euston terminus between 2031 to 2036 HS2 Ltd's …

UK government faces criticism over high-speed rail revisions
3 years, 4 months ago

UK government faces criticism over high-speed rail revisions

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government came under fire Thursday for scrapping a long-planned high-speed rail line to the northern English city of Leeds as part of a package of revisions that potentially reduces costs by tens of billions of pounds. Critics argue the scaling back of plans will leave many parts of north England, particularly those in eastern areas, at …

Now it's £1.3bn! Bill for HS2 goes up again after Covid delays and plan scale back Euston terminal
3 years, 5 months ago

Now it's £1.3bn! Bill for HS2 goes up again after Covid delays and plan scale back Euston terminal

Daily Mail  

The cost of delivering the first phase of HS2 is set to soar by £1.3 billion, the Government has admitted. The cost of delivering the first phase of a controversial high-speed rail project, HS2, is set to soar by £1.3 billion, due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and plans to scale back size of Euston terminal The ballooning …

HS2's eastern link hits the buffers as the line to Leeds is shelved amid soaring costs
3 years, 7 months ago

HS2's eastern link hits the buffers as the line to Leeds is shelved amid soaring costs

Daily Mail  

The Eastern leg of the HS2 rail line to Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds has been ‘shelved’ amid concerns about soaring costs. HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston told MPs this month that the future of the Eastern leg was uncertain In a joint letter to the PM this week, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Tory leader Ben Bradley and Leeds City Council’s Labour …

Shapps launches construction of HS2 station
3 years, 9 months ago

Shapps launches construction of HS2 station

The Independent  

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How has the cost of HS2 grown since the scheme was announced?
4 years, 10 months ago

How has the cost of HS2 grown since the scheme was announced?

The Independent  

Today’s devastating parliamentary report on HS2 is one of the loudest declarations yet of MPs’ unhappiness with the way the government is handling its biggest infrastructure project. The key recommendation of the cross-party Public Accounts Committee is that the government should commit within three months to a schedule of regular updates to parliament containing a “realistic appraisal of the programme’s …

What is HS2, when will it be completed and how much will it cost?
5 years, 1 month ago

What is HS2, when will it be completed and how much will it cost?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Phase one involves building a line from London Euston via Old Oak Common in west London via Birmingham Interchange to …

HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail project
5 years, 1 month ago

HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail project

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham today appealed for him to put the section north of …

Upgrading existing railways instead of building HS2 would cause ‘absurd disruption’ for passengers, Network Rail chief warns
5 years, 2 months ago

Upgrading existing railways instead of building HS2 would cause ‘absurd disruption’ for passengers, Network Rail chief warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Haines added: “It’s very easy to talk about alternatives to HS2 but the disruption …

Grant Shapps casts doubt on future of HS2
5 years, 2 months ago

Grant Shapps casts doubt on future of HS2

Daily Mail  

Grant Shapps today appeared to cast doubt on the future of HS2 after an official government review into the viability of the project said it could end up costing as much as £106 billion. Now the Oakervee review of the project, led by former HS2 chairman Doug Oakervee, has apparently warned that it could ultimately cost north of £100 billion. …

HS2 needed to stop ticket prices rising, review launched by Boris Johnson finds
5 years, 4 months ago

HS2 needed to stop ticket prices rising, review launched by Boris Johnson finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government should go ahead with building HS2 despite rising costs, …

Ministers 'keen to kill of HS2' over budget concerns Dispatches The Great Train Robbery reveals
6 years, 1 month ago

Ministers 'keen to kill of HS2' over budget concerns Dispatches The Great Train Robbery reveals

Daily Mail  

Government ministers are 'keen to kill off' HS2 as costs threaten to spiral out of control, it was claimed today. But senior government sources have now said they are 'actively considering' scrapping the scheme amid fears the bill could hit £6billion a year - roughly equivalent to the total for the rest of the rail network put together. Under the …

Now we learn that HS2 will cause 'far worse' damage than expected, it confirms this is a flawed project
6 years, 5 months ago

Now we learn that HS2 will cause 'far worse' damage than expected, it confirms this is a flawed project

The Independent  

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Chinese on track for HS2 train bid, UK rivals in crisis
6 years, 9 months ago

Chinese on track for HS2 train bid, UK rivals in crisis

China Daily  

A electronic billboard promoting the HS2 transport link development and the city of Birmingham is seen during the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain, Oct 2, 2016. State-invested firm and Hong Kong’s MTR on course to win rail contract Chinese railway companies are on course to win bids to operate High Speed 2 trains because of chaos among British …

WHAT IS HS2 AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
7 years ago

WHAT IS HS2 AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

Daily Mail  

HS2 is a plan to construct a new high-speed rail linking London, West Midlands, Leeds and Manchester. Last year's annual report showed that the company established by the government to build the railway spent £500 million in the year to March 31 - up almost 30 per cent from £352.9 million the year before. It takes the total amount spent …

Government unveils preferred northern route for HS2
8 years, 4 months ago

Government unveils preferred northern route for HS2

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers have suggested that HS2 should serve the existing Sheffield city centre station, but …

HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply
9 years ago

HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. • There are fears the 1,300-person project team, HS2 Ltd, isn’t ready to oversee …

It doesn’t help that HS2 has become such a cause celebre
10 years, 11 months ago

It doesn’t help that HS2 has become such a cause celebre

The Independent  

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Saving time but wasting money: HS2 is on track
12 years, 5 months ago

Saving time but wasting money: HS2 is on track

The Independent  

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