HS2
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Transport Secretary admits HS2 delay will not save money
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has accepted delays to HS2 will not save money, but told MPs the Government had to make “sensible decisions” due to having annual budgets.
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Euston HS2 delays will mean extra costs, warns watchdog
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Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.
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Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claim HS2 delay will save money, says Labour
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A leaked document “blows apart” the Transport Secretary’s claims that extending HS2’s timetable will save money, Labour has said.
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Government will delay Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 by two years
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Delays to some sections of HS2 to save money will shortly be announced by the Government, it has been reported.
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HS2 delay being considered to curb rising costs
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The HS2 rail project could be delayed among a number of potential options being considered to curb rising costs, the project’s boss has said.
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Chancellor denies claims HS2 will not run to central London
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The Government refused to confirm HS2 will reach its central London terminus at Euston amid reports the planned new station may be delayed or scrapped because of rising costs.
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Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge
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HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge.
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Government is ‘working on options’ for boosting Bradford’s rail services
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New rail minister Huw Merriman said the Government is “working on our options” for improving train services at Bradford.
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Government remains ‘committed’ to HS2, says Transport Secretary
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted the Government is “committed” to HS2.
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A Labour government will bring railways back into public ownership, says shadow transport secretary
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A Labour government will bring the railways back into public ownership, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.
