Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.” So says the hitherto dysfunctional organisation that has ...

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 second major rail project has launched an internal investigation into the supply of labour after allegations of “large-scale” tax fraud at HS2, The i Paper can reveal. The TransPennine Route Upgrade ...

Linda Franklin, who lives opposite a construction site in Water Orton, says she "dreads coming home".

HS2 bosses argue that, despite delays and overspends, the project is still pouring billions of pounds into the West Midlands ...

The bridge will link cyclists to the national cycle network.

The U.K.'s longest railway bridge completed construction on Thursday after more than two years of work. Situated on the outskirts of London, the Colne Valley viaduct is part of the UK's High Speed 2 ...

This is the eerie millionaire's row where massive mansions bought up by crisis-hit HS2 are padlocked shut and now lay empty. The troubled high-speed railway that is supposed to form the backbone of ...

Costain has received a contract for the HS2 project, covering tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical systems. Credit: Costain Group PLC. UK-based infrastructure solutions provider Costain has ...