High Speed 2
British high-speed rail project
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High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which has been under construction in England since 2019. The line's planned route is between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a branch to Birmingham. HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway after High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel. London and Birmingham are to be served directly by new high-speed track. Services to Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester are to use a mix of new high-speed track and the existing West Coast Main Line. The majority of the project is planned to be completed by 2033.
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Government doesn't know how much HS2 will cost or when it will be running The government has admitted it does not know how much HS2 will ultimately cost - or when high speed trains will be running on the beleaguered rail project.Sky News - Published | |
HS2 boss reveals £100m bill for bat 'shed' to protect bats HS2 is spending more than £100m on a "shed" to protect bats on a section of the line, even though there is "no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats", the project company's chairman has..Sky News - Published | |
Plan to build cheaper version of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled - and journeys would only be 15 minutes longer A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled.Sky News - Published | |
Labour 'may have to discourage people from using trains' after Sunak's HS2 axe Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester will lead to reduced capacity on passenger trains to the North West and could cut economic growth, the government spending..Sky News - Published | |
The huge cost of the HS2 line that will never be builtMore than £232m has been paid out in compensation to people affected by the now-scrapped northern leg of HS2, Sky News can reveal.Sky News - Published | |
10-mile long HS2 tunnel completed - almost three years onThe machine digging HS2's longest tunnel has completed its 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills, almost three years after it started.Sky News - Published | |
North and Midlands to share £4.7bn transport fund after HS2 leg scrappedThe prime minister has revealed how some of the money from abandoning the HS2 northern leg will be reallocated.Sky News - Published | |
Transport secretary to look at HS2 revival plans with 'open mind'Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said he will look at plans to revive the northern section of HS2 through private investment with "an open mind".Sky News - Published | |
HS2 boss admits cost of London-Birmingham line could hit nearly £67bnThe cost of building HS2 between London and Birmingham could reach nearly £67bn - almost double an early projection for the entire project to the north.Sky News - Published | |
Council issues bankruptcy threat warning after decision to scrap HS2A council has warned it could be forced to declare bankruptcy after the government's "devastating" decision to cancel the northern leg of HS2.Sky News - Published | |
1,300 jobs at risk at UK's largest rail assembly factoryMore than 1,300 jobs are at risk at the UK's largest rail assembly plant as its order book shrank amid HS2 setbacks.Sky News - Published | |
Private sector funding needed for HS2 to reach central London stationThe embattled highspeed rail project, HS2, will not reach its London terminus without private sector funding, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | Rishi Sunak defended for saying no decision made on HS2 - despite filming video days earlierThe transport secretary has defended Rishi Sunak for insisting no decision had been made on scrapping part of HS2 - despite the prime minister recording a video about his announcement days earlier.Sky News - Published |
HS2's demise may feel like a predictable betrayal as Sunak cancels the trains of the futureAppropriately, the railways were not running in Manchester on the day Rishi Sunak cancelled the trains of the future.Sky News - Published | Rishi Sunak confirms HS2 leg to Manchester will be scrappedRishi Sunak has confirmed the long-rumoured decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2.Sky News - Published |
HS2 will go to Manchester - but from Birmingham it will run on existing tracksHS2 will start at Euston rather than Old Oak Common - but between Birmingham and Manchester it will not be high speed, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | PM remains tight-lipped on HS2 as report of axe dominates conferencePrime Minister Rishi Sunak has continued to dodge questions on the future of HS2, despite the issue dominating his party's conference in Manchester.Sky News - Published |
Has HS2 reached its terminus? It seems Sunak will deliver the final blowHow fitting that HS2 should reach its terminus in a repurposed rail shed in Manchester at the Conservative Party conference.Sky News - Published | Cabinet meeting considered by government over HS2 decisionNumber 10 could bring forward a decision on HS2 to this week after questions about the line eclipsed the Conservative Party conference.Sky News - Published |
Sunak refuses to answer HS2 questions in series of tough exchangesRishi Sunak dodged questions over the future of HS2 as he spoke to local radio stations across the country.Sky News - Published | Labour mayors join forces to make HS2 plea to PMFive Labour mayors have come together to appeal to the prime minister not to scrap the northern leg of HS2, saying such a move would lead to "economic damage" across the regions.Sky News - Published |
PM reviewing how HS2 costs 'can be controlled'Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are looking at how costs of HS2 "can be controlled" and no decision has been taken on whether to axe the northern leg, a minister said.Sky News - Published | Ex-minister calls for inquiry into HS2 as he warns of 'disastrous' consequences if northern leg is scrappedA former transport minister who signed off HS2 has told Sky News he wants an inquiry into the chaos of the project “to make sure it doesn’t happen again”.Sky News - Published |
Scrapping HS2 line to Manchester would be 'gross act of vandalism', Tory grandees warnScrapping the HS2 rail line to Manchester would be a "gross act of vandalism", senior Tories have warned Rishi Sunak.Sky News - Published | 'Money is not infinite': Shapps hints at change to HS2 plans as northern leg looks set to be scrappedGrant Shapps has hinted at a change to plans for HS2, as the northern section of the rail project looks set to be scrapped.Sky News - Published |
Northern HS2 line set to be scrapped with costs 'out of control', Sky News understandsThe northern section of the HS2 high speed rail line looks set to be scrapped by Rishi Sunak, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | Former PMs criticise 'desperate' move to ditch HS2 to ManchesterFormer Tory prime ministers have warned Rishi Sunak about "delivering a mutilated HS2" after his government refused to deny it was considering axing part of the project.Sky News - Published |
'Rail betrayal': Minister refuses to confirm HS2 will run to ManchesterThe transport minister has refused to say if HS2 will now only go to Birmingham after being asked repeatedly by MPs to clarify rumours that the Manchester leg is being scrapped.Sky News - Published | HS2 link to Manchester 'important' - but foreign secretary won't confirm it will go aheadThe foreign secretary has cast further doubt on whether or not HS2 will ever reach Manchester, despite telling Sky News the prime minister is "absolutely committed to levelling up" - which includes the..Sky News - Published |
Minister unable to say if HS2 will reach Manchester - but insists levelling up agenda 'steaming ahead'The levelling up agenda is "steaming ahead", a government minister has insisted - despite being unable to say whether the HS2 rail link will go to Manchester as planned.Sky News - Published | Government refuses to guarantee second leg of HS2 will go aheadDowning Street has refused to guarantee the HS2 railway line will run to Manchester as planned amid reports Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are in talks about scrapping the project's second stage.Sky News - Published |
HS2 rated 'unachievable' by watchdogHS2 has been rated as "unachievable" as part of an annual report from a government watchdog.Sky News - Published | HS2 boss resigns amid political pressure and rising costs for the projectThe chief executive of the HS2 high-speed rail project has resigned amid cost and political pressures on the delayed project.Sky News - Published |
HS2 'pause' designed to save money is costing the taxpayer more than £360m, leaked govt briefing reveals Delays to HS2 announced by the government earlier this year in order to help ‘balance the books’ are likely to cost the taxpayer at least £366 million, according to new analysis exclusively leaked..Sky News - Published | HS2 delays won't save money, minister admits Delays to the controversial HS2 railway project will not save money, the transport secretary has admitted.Sky News - Published |
Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, watchdog warns Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the public spending watchdog has warned.Sky News - Published | Leaked document shows HS2 delay will increase costs, says Labour Labour says it has obtained a leaked document showing proposed delays to HS2 would end up increasing the cost of the project for the government.Sky News - Published |
Calls for Wales to get up to £5bn as sections of HS2 set to be delayed There are calls for Wales to get up to £5bn in funding as the sections of the HS2 rail line nearest to the country are set to be delayed.Sky News - Published | Construction of parts of HS2 will be delayed in bid to cut costs - government set to announceThe government is set to announce the construction of sections of HS2 will be delayed to save money, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published |
Reports HS2 services will be halved - and run at lower speeds - dismissed as 'speculation' by govt The Department for Transport has said it "does not comment on speculation" after proposed cost-saving plans for HS2 were reported.Sky News - Published | Hunt confirms HS2 will reach central London after reports it might stop in suburbsThe chancellor has confirmed HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high speed line could stop before reaching central London.Sky News - Published |
Govt refuses to deny reports that HS2 may not run to London Euston until 2038... if at all The government has refused to deny reports that HS2 may not run to Euston until 2038 - if it ever reaches there at all.Sky News - Published | Gigantic conveyor will do work of one million lorries carrying material dug up for HS2 Conveyors stretching nearly two miles will move material dug up to make way for HS2, the company behind the high-speed railway has said, removing the need for one million lorry journeys.Sky News - Published |
Education, NHS, defence and HS2: Which are the autumn statement winners and losers? Jeremy Hunt has set out a raft of tax rises and spending cuts, in a bid to "tackle the cost of living crisis".Sky News - Published | Transport secretary 'looking at options' on HS2 ahead of expected spending cuts The new transport secretary has said the government is "looking at all of the options" over HS2 ahead of expected spending cuts.Sky News - Published |
Dorothy the tunnelling machine becomes first to complete its 'ground-breaking' HS2 journey A giant boring machine that is digging the tunnels for the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project has completed its journey - the first on the project to do so.Sky News - Published | Archaeologists discover Anglo-Saxon burial site under section of HS2 route Archaeologists have uncovered one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial sites ever found in Britain underneath a HS2 site.Sky News - Published |
