A Spanish-Dutch joint venture working on the HS2 project has brought in Spanish and French consultants to design track work.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted the government ‘will get HS2 trains running’ – but could not confirm a date.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Keir Starmer with trains. A great "will he, won't he" of British politics rumbled on ...

Asked about such calls to abandon HS2, Birmingham Council’s leader John Cotton said this week: “Firstly, it proves [Reform] ...

HS2 will be further delayed and ultimately cost more than £100bn, critics have claimed, after it emerged only a third of the preparatory work needed for the line is complete. Just 15 of the 310 ...

The company will also deliver around 77 rail expansion devices for the track on viaducts and bridges. Credit: Michaela from Pixabay. Railroad equipment supplier voestalpine Turnout Technology UK has ...

The 2.1-mile Colne Valley viaduct is about a third complete. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. December 28, 2023 With its workforce now peaking at around 30,000, the U.K.'s London-Birmingham 140-mile HS2 ...

The chairman of HS2 has called on politicians to accelerate the construction of the high-speed line to reduce the £50bn cost of the project. In a new report, Sir David Higgins has proposed a ...

A great "will he, won't he" of British politics rumbled on today after Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to say if the northern leg of HS2 will be scrapped. Asked on "BBC Breakfast" whether he was set to ...