Heidi Alexander told the Commons the railway, estimated in 2011 to cost £32bn, had become "a symbol of this country's decline".

The boss of HS2 has hailed the project’s “immense progress” in 2022. Chief executive Mark Thurston said a series of milestones were reached over the past 12 months. At the start of 2022, the ...

HS2 will be further delayed and ultimately cost more than £100bn, critics have claimed, after it emerged only a third of the preparatory work needed for the line is complete. Just 15 of the 310 ...

A contractor used a crane rather than a launch girder for one span of the Colne Valley Viaduct carrying the future UK high-speed rail line over a local road. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. August 23, 2023 ...

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Visualisation showing a tram passing under the new Curzon Street station (image credit: HS2) Engineers working for the HS2 project have completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will ...

Mark Wild, the CEO of HS2 Ltd, at Birmingham's Curzon Street Station. Photo: Alexander Brock / Express & Star Birmingham’s Curzon Street station is taking shape in the heart of the city, but the ...

Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd chief executive, said one of the main causes of the delays was starting construction work before designs were finalised. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd chief executive, said one of the main causes of the delays was starting construction work before designs were finalised. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you ...