Fourteen years ago, a band of experts – engineers, property specialists and environmentalists – rolled into a Warwickshire village to present a plan for a new high-speed line from London to Manchester ...

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A section of Britain's new high speed railway line, HS2, which hopes to connect London to northern England, will be delayed by at least four years, the company said on ...

HS2 has completed a major river enhancement in Warwickshire which, at 749 metres, is the most significant realignment of a natural river on the project. The re-naturalisation of the River Cole near ...

The new boss of HS2 is enjoying a pay package of nearly £1 million, it can be revealed. Mark Wild, who took over as chief executive of the beleaguered high-speed rail project in December, will pocket ...

New footage shows what a HS2 Class 895 train could look like, with a life-size model carriage created to illustrate the concept design. HS2 say design features will help to make the train accessible ...

The contracts for HS2 may run to more than double their initial projected cost, the troubled project’s new chief executive has warned ahead of crunch talks this autumn. Mark Wild, who was brought in ...

The PM has asked the Cabinet Secretary to consider whether mandarins and public bodies should face a formal probe for their role in the chaos BUNGLING civil servants could face a major investigation ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government has confirmed, but it did not say when the high speed railway line will begin operating. Transport Secretary Heidi ...

HS2 has been marred by spiralling costs – and now its opening has been delayed even further (Picture: PA) HS2 has come under more fire today after the Government is set to confirm that the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line faces fresh cost overruns and will be delayed by years, transport secretary ...

A former worker on HS2 railway project who lost his job after accusing bosses of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project has been awarded nearly £320,000 by a tribunal. Project ...

A labour supplier has been suspended from the HS2 rail project amid allegations that it had been falsely declaring worker status. According to an investigation by the i newspaper, an employee raised ...