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

(Bloomberg) -- Completing the shortened leg of the UK’s HS2 high speed rail link offers taxpayers “very poor value for money,” while problems with the planned London terminus and how the new trains ...

Review of original train order is meant to prevent service problems north of Birmingham but it may do the opposite ...

The 2.1-mile Colne Valley viaduct is about a third complete. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. December 28, 2023 With its workforce now peaking at around 30,000, the U.K.'s London-Birmingham 140-mile HS2 ...

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices ...

Linda Franklin and her husband Ed had planned to downsize their home in Water Orton once their three daughters had grown up ...

Earlier this year, the U.K. Dept. for Transport ordered a two-year work pause on the HS2 Euston Station in London. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. October 4, 2023 Having progressively whittled down the ...

Pressure on the UK government to confirm its plans for the controversial HS2 high-speed rail project is growing as the Conservative party prepares for its annual conference. Much of the country is ...

The UK government spending watchdog took aim at major infrastructure projects including the HS2 rail link, saying reviving productivity in public services would unlock 10s of billions of pounds a year ...

Work underway on the site for the Birmingham terminus of the new HS2 railway line. Credit: Geof Sheppard via Flickr. The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has given the ‘Notice to Proceed’ for the ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken the axe to Britain’s biggest current infrastructure project, ignoring warnings from business leaders that a U-turn would damage investor confidence in the ...