An early visualisation of an HS2 high-speed train in the UK. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. UK’s HS2 is inviting small and medium-sized technology firms to submit proposals aimed at lowering costs and ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

Spiralling costs, severe environmental damage and unproven use cases mean rumours of failure around high speed rail network project HS2 are growing. In August 2019, HS2 was sent to independent review ...

HS2 bosses could explore the possibility of making the high-speed trains slower as ministers consider ways to cut spiralling costs on the beleaguered scheme. The government is expected to tell the ...

MPs were left speechless after a team of experts admitted they had left out HS2 of their investigation into the government’s poor handling of major infrastructure projects. Politicians on a ...

Earlier this year, the U.K. Dept. for Transport ordered a two-year work pause on the HS2 Euston Station in London. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. October 4, 2023 Having progressively whittled down the ...

A widely shared social media post has falsely claimed the British government spent £100 billion ($127 billion) on its HS2 high-speed rail project. The March 24 post, opens new tab, viewed more than ...

The fate of HS2 has become one of the most contentious infrastructure debates in Britain. With costs now exceeding £66 billion, opening dates pushed well beyond 2033, and fresh allegations of fraud ...

LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Siemens (SIEGn.DE), opens new tab on Monday lost a legal challenge over a 2 billion pound ($2.48 billion) contract to build a fleet of new trains for Britain's beleaguered ...