SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Transport Secretary mulls running HS2 trains at slower speed to keep costs down

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, Heidi Alexander said.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Out of sight: spectacular HS2 tunnels offer glimmer of hope for stalling project

Despite much soul-searching over UK’s inability to build infrastructure, two sections of HS2 under Chilterns are being hailed for their engineering

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19

Northern England’s rail upgrade could signal change in direction for public transport

The UK government says it has learned valuable lessons from the expense, delays and political embarrassment of HS2. And now it has laid out detailed plans for train passengers in northern England who have been so badly “let down” in the past.

The Conversation · Jan 15

‘We stopped HS2 seizing half our family farm – now we’re under threat again’

After seeing off HS2, dairy farmer John Edge fears Labour’s plan for a new north-south railway line will only continue years of uncertainty over the future of his land

The Independent UK · Jan 14

Euston HS2 station to be 'future-proofed' for expansion after six-platform proposal sparked row

Tunnelling work due to start in Spring - but HS2 trains unlikely to reach central London for two decades

Evening Standard · Jan 14

Northern Powerhouse Rail is the worst example of kicking a can down a track I’ve ever seen

Opinion: Rishi Sunak sealed the destruction of sensible transport planning in October 2023 when he gleefully scrapped the HS2 link from Birmingham to Crewe and onwards to Manchester

The Independent UK · Jan 14

New Birmingham-Manchester rail line planned by Government

A previous plan to extend HS2 between the cities was scrapped by the Conservative government in October 2023 to save money.

Evening Standard · Jan 13

UK to build new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester two years after HS2 scrapped

Plans expected to be set out alongside new Northern Powerhouse Rail proposals as Labour tries to woo voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform

The Independent UK · Jan 13