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LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A section of Britain's new high speed railway line, HS2, which hopes to connect London to northern England, will be delayed by at least four years, the company said on ...

A section of the M6 will be closed in both directions for nearly 48 hours this weekend for HS2 works. The 'M6 south viaduct', which will carry the new high-speed railway over the motorway, near ...

HS2 has completed a major river enhancement in Warwickshire which, at 749 metres, is the most significant realignment of a natural river on the project. The re-naturalisation of the River Cole near ...

The new boss of HS2 is enjoying a pay package of nearly £1 million, it can be revealed. Mark Wild, who took over as chief executive of the beleaguered high-speed rail project in December, will pocket ...

New footage shows what a HS2 Class 895 train could look like, with a life-size model carriage created to illustrate the concept design. HS2 say design features will help to make the train accessible ...

HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild has told MPs that only a third of the controversial project has actually been built and that work is currently two-three years behind schedule. HS2 Ltd Chief ...

The PM has asked the Cabinet Secretary to consider whether mandarins and public bodies should face a formal probe for their role in the chaos BUNGLING civil servants could face a major investigation ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government has confirmed, but it did not say when the high speed railway line will begin operating. Transport Secretary Heidi ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line faces fresh cost overruns and will be delayed by years, transport secretary ...

HS2 is an "appalling mess" and will not be completed by its target date of 2033, the transport secretary has said. Heidi Alexander blamed the Tories for what she described as a "litany of failure" ...

A former worker on HS2 railway project who lost his job after accusing bosses of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project has been awarded nearly £320,000 by a tribunal. Project ...