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OPINION - How to get from Old Oak Common to Birmingham in 23 years

Infrastructure is good. Countries and regions with more factories, power supplies, ports, telecommunications and yes, rail lines, tend to be wealthier than those with fewer.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told

The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

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Sunak set to cut off HS2’s northern leg as costs spiral – reports

Rishi Sunak has publicly refused to guarantee the high-speed line will go to Manchester and is reportedly set to wield the axe.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Tory big beasts turn on Rishi Sunak’s ‘insane’ plan to scrap HS2

David Cameron, Boris Johnson and the government’s own infrastructure tsar join outcry against ‘tragedy’ of cancelling Birmingham to Manchester rail line – first revealed in The Independent

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Build HS2, say northern leaders, as ministers refuse to confirm Manchester link

Andy Burnham says reports Rishi Sunak wants to cut route short at Birmingham ‘beggared belief’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023

OPINION - They make a wasteland and they call it progress on HS2

If you have occasion to take the Elizabeth line from one of the Ealing stations you will soon pass a large area of London that might come as something of a surprise to you. Old Oak Common is slowly being turned into what the Government likes to call “a new…

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

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Rishi Sunak ‘pushing for HS2 to stop six miles north of Euston’

PM said to want project to stop at Old Oak Common in bid to save billions

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2023

HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common

The two boring machines will be blessed in a ceremony using a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnelling

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023

Diggers to be buried at HS2 station to await green light on Euston extension

The machines will be kept in an underground chamber at Old Oak Common, ready to start tunnelling should the central London leg get the go-ahead.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Old Oak Common HS2 station awarded outstanding rating for environmental design

Old Oak Common, which is under construction, was given the highest possible rating under an international scheme

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

HS2 station awarded outstanding rating for environmental design

Old Oak Common, which is under construction, was given the highest possible rating under an international scheme.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

‘Absolute scandal’ - Concern over lack of step-free platforms at Old Oak Common station

Mayor Sadiq Khan agreed with Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon that it would be “heartbreaking” if the station was not fully accessible

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2023

TfL wants to buy more Elizabeth line trains to cope with HS2 demand

Temporary terminus of HS2 at Old Oak Common will pile pressure onto Elizabeth line services

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

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The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

HS2 will reach central London only when line to Manchester is complete

Passengers could wait a decade for trains serving central London after High Speed 2 opens

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023

HS2 confirms work on £1.2billion Euston tunnel to be paused

Construction on HS2’s £1.2billion tunnel to Euston will be held back from starting next year as planned after the Government “switched priority” to get the maligned high-speed railway running from Birmingham to Old Oak Common.

Manchester Evening News · Mar 27, 2023

The Mancunian Way: My rate? £6k a day

How is GMP rooting out bad apples? PLUS Sir Graham Brady caught in sting AND Piccadilly to Old Oak Common

Manchester Evening News · Mar 26, 2023

Michael Gove insists HS2 will arrive in Manchester - but it might not reach Euston

The high-speed line could terminate in West London

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Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023

HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons

The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Elizabeth line will be as crowded as Tube with new HS2 Euston delay, warns Sadiq Khan

Mayor says retaining Old Oak Common as HS2’s southern terminus until Euston’s now-likely opening date of around 2040 ‘not a viable option’

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023

HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

HS2 and the ‘Ryanair’ approach to placenames

The Man Who Pays His Way: Inter-city rail journeys should not be inter-suburban

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023

Pruning HS2 cuts short-term costs but loses bigger long-term benefits

Reports that the line could permanently stop at Old Oak Common, not Euston, would mean even less value for money from HS2

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

HS2: are we building this thing or not?

So there it is, High Speed 2 (HS2) will be coming to Euston after all, rather than terminating at Old Oak Common. It was rather odd timing for the story to be leaked, given that the chancellor was to make a major address on the future of the UK economy…

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

HS2 will go to Euston after all, chancellor confirms

‘I don’t see any conceivable circumstances in which that would not end up at Euston,’ Jeremy Hunt says

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