He continued: “It’s a timely reminder for not only those here, but those outside this room, that actually keeping the faith in HS2 – which is a project half built – is worth doing ...

Northumberland Street is on the frontline of the colossal mainline terminus and track construction, a key hub of the divisive and astronomically expensive HS2 project. Noise, shut-down roads ...

The folly of the HS2 project is well illustrated by civil servant Dr Mark Wareing, 67, who lives less than 100 metres from the tunnel and works in Piccadilly, London. "If I time everything right ...

The project will be delivered by High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, a company established by the government. It is currently developing the legislation that is going through parliament for permission to ...

HS2 CEO, Mark Wild insists that the year-long “reset” can only happen once as he aims to turn around the beleaguered project.

High Speed 2 should be rescoped to run from London Euston to Crewe, taking advantage of the lessons learned and supply chain ...

Work on a Birmingham HS2 station could be delayed while another might 'lay idle' for ten years as the full project may not finish until as late as 2039, it has been suggested. Construction of the ...

The first breakthrough at an HS2 tunnel under Birmingham has taken place. Tunnel boring machine, Mary Ann, completed its ...

UK wasting 'tens of billions' on crumbling infrastructure and badly run projects (The Guardian) Government accused of using 'fag packet' in hotel room to draw up £36bn HS2 replacement plan ...

When first mooted by the Gordon Brown government, costs for the entire project were predicted to be £37.5 billion. Ms Head, who is responsible for technical oversight of HS2, is far from the ...

With serious challenges continuing to plague HS2, the new CEO has now confirmed that a “reset of the programme” will take place and involve a review of the project’s cost and schedule.

Yet, this serene community of around 600 residents now finds itself cleaved in two by the construction of the 700-metre Burton Green Tunnel, part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project. Images reveal ...