Prime minister Rishi Sunak took the opportunity of his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference today, 4 October, to confirm the cancellation of High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham and promise a swathe of other transport investments.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2), Birmingham to Manchester, will not go ahead, while a new management team will take over the development of the Euston station site.
High Speed 2 (HS2) was supposed to be a game changer for the UK’s transport network, truly ‘levelling up’ neglected parts of the nation and adding capacity to its already oversubscribed railways – after years of revoked promises, it now stands as a sorry symbol for what has happened to…
Despite speculation that the second phase of High Speed Two (HS2) could be cancelled by the government, HS2 Ltd has awarded ground investigation contracts with a total value of up to £300M for the proposed route between Birmingham and Manchester.
The chief executive of Mace has hit out at plans to scrap further parts of HS2, stating that the contractor is working on new designs for Euston which can meet the budget set for the terminus.
A new high speed rail line across the Pennines could pave the way for the future reinstatement of the north-western leg of High Speed 2 (HS2), which is expected to be shelved imminently, key figures have suggested.
National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt, Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, former chancellor George Osborne and former HS2 Ltd chairmen are among the cacophony of voices reacting negatively to reports that the government is to scrap or significantly delay the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt are in discussions over whether to cancel Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2) to save money and provide economic headroom.
High speed rail projects are rolling out at pace worldwide, bringing unique challenges that expand the frontiers of engineering.
High speed rail is seen as the solution to the problem of decarbonising transport. It provides a fast and efficient alternative to air travel, not just domestically but for international travel too. The cross-border potential is clear from our cover story this month which looks at the Rail Baltica project…
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