‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham Proposals are being reviewed for a more cost-effective HS2 line to Crewe The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024
Transport secretary ‘seriously looking’ at extending HS2 rail line to Euston Lisa Nandy indicates Louise Haigh considering plan for high-speed route to terminate in central London The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024
Euston has a problem that only HS2 can solve Train Talk: What is going on at the West Coast main line hub – and can five points fix it? The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2024
HS2 will run to London Euston, minister signals ...The Standard podcast Plus, water companies must pay customers £158m for leaks & pollution Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: At last, HS2 to Euston gets the green signal The Transport Secretary giveth, the Transport Secretary taketh away. Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that HS2 will run to London Euston. At the same time, she announced a delay in the decision over the Lower Thames Crossing, the new £9 billion link between Kent and Essex, until… Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
HS2 rail line will run into London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh hints The government is expected to make an announcement around the time of the Budget The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024
HS2 high-speed rail line will run to London Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh strongly signals An official announcement is expected at the Budget on October 30 Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
Building HS2 to Euston and Crewe could pay for itself, analysis finds Extending high-speed line at both ends would let government charge more for rights to run it, rail leaders say The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Giant boring machine for HS2 tunnel to Euston on site so don't stop line at Old Oak Common, say London bosses They issued the warning amid growing hopes the high speed rail line will run into central London rather than ending at Old Oak Common Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024
Sadiq Khan to strike optimistic tone on HS2 Euston link as he urges more transport investment ‘When London builds, Britain benefits’, Mr Khan to tell ministers Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: HS2 must go to Euston – and St Pancras Could there be light at the end of the tunnel for HS2? Reports swirling around suggest that the Government is set to give the green signal for the project to terminate at Euston Station rather than slink off at Old Oak Common. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024
Euston, we have a problem: how can London fix the ‘worst main station’? Ugly, overcrowded and undermined by dithering over HS2, the unwieldy terminus needs an urgent rethink – or at least fewer digital billboards The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says North faces ‘Armageddon’ without HS2 rail links ‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024
‘Quite High Speed Two’ rail from Birmingham to Manchester: Just the ticket after the Sunak shambles The Man Who Pays His Way: High Speed rail project was doomed to derision as soon as the name was chosen The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024 Plans unveiled for cheaper high-speed alternative to scrapped HS2 northern leg Report claims 50-mile line would be slightly slower and significantly cheaper but deliver most of the benefits
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route The new route between Staffordshire and Cheshire would connect with the Northern Powerhouse Rail
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024 It’s a scandal that the Great Central Railway was ever shut Letters: Brian Hughes says had it been left in service, an upgrade would have cost a fraction of the money poured into HS2. Plus a letter from Paul Foxall
Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024 HS2 Euston tunnel workers secure union access after 'five year campaign' The agreement means all major parts of the HS2 development are covered by union access
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024 Reeves must guarantee HS2 runs to Euston, spending cuts or not The chancellor should save the nation further blushes and fund tunnelling to the central London station
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 Sadiq Khan insists 'future of Euston is HS2' as rail link hangs in the balance Rachel Reeves due to announce raft of spending cuts which could include HS2
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 What cuts could Rachel Reeves announce to plug Labour’s £20bn ‘black hole’? HS2, hospitals and railway lines are all rumoured for cut backs
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 HS2 high speed rail link may end in London suburb rather than Euston, signals Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says HS2 route will be re-examined
Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024 OPINION - Why HS2 may mean *fewer* people travel by train Imagine spending upwards of £50bn on a new high speed rail line which ends up cutting capacity and leading to slower journey times. Good news! You don't have to. It is a reasonable description of the impact of axing HS2 north of Birmingham, via a properly jaw-dropping report by the National…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 West coast fares could rise to incentivise people ‘to not travel by rail’, UK watchdog says DfT told to look into lessening demand amid reduced capacity after HS2’s second leg axed
The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2024 Public will be encouraged NOT to travel after HS2 axed, new report finds RISHI Sunak’s decision to curtail HS2 means the public may need to be incentivised not to travel by train, according to the UK’s public spending…