The Makerfield by-election candidate says he would resurrect HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester if he became PM
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The Department for Transport has confirmed that development land around the HS2 Interchange Station near Birmingham Airport will be available from 2030, marking a major step forward for the £3.2bn Arden Cross development in Solihull
Cartoon caption: "Remember, it's illegal to use your phone while driving. Instead, use the giant iPad built into the car." - The New Yorker
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Closures in both directions will take place over four weekends
Germany's Stuttgart 21 high-speed rail project faces yet another significant delay after it was found that around 1,000 kilometers of cabling were laid incorrectly and now must be replaced, incurring further costs to the already way behind schedule project.
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed the expected cost of completing the high-speed railway is between £87.7bn and £102.7bn, with services not expected until 2039 at the latest.
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The Cabinet minister is expected to tell the Commons that the maximum speed of HS2 services will be 320km/h (199mph), down from the original design of 360km/h (224mph), as part of HS2 cost savings
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The HS2 saga continues after the government confirmed that the project will be delayed again while projected costs have increased.
The high-speed railway has been designed to make rail journeys quicker and smoother between London and…
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Three huge structures are to be built over busy sections of the M42 and M6 in the West Midlands, with six weekend closures planned from June 2026
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The official Lovegrove review into the multibillion-pound rail project is expected to list "the original sins of the scheme", including its focus on the highest possible speeds, and will be published this week
The move has been billed as 'critical' for future transport plans in the north.
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West Midlands Police have refused an FOI request for details of speeding fines issued to drivers exceeding the temporary 50mph limit at the M42 HS2 works junction
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A director at Warwickshire County Council has warned that a number of motorway closures are set to be announced after May's local elections with new or reconfigured roads getting connected to the existing network
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Locals in Water Orton, Warwickshire - which residents claim is the worst affected county by HS2 - say the 'monster' construction works have caused property damage, noise pollution and left homeowners unable to sell
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Engineers are preparing to slide the west deck of the M6 South viaduct over junction 4 slip road near Chelmsley Wood. The operation begins on Saturday 11th April 2026 with the slip road closing for two days.
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has commissioned a report into running HS2 trains at slower speeds, with initial estimates suggesting the move could save billions and bring services between London and Birmingham into operation sooner
The background might not be quite as blurry after today’s announcement (Picture: HS2)
Plans to make HS2 the fastest regular passenger rail service on the planet could be scrapped to save time and costs on the massively overrunning project.
Cutting the top speed of the trains by around 40km per hour could save billions of pounds with a ‘negligible impact on journey times’, the Department for…
HS2 has started excavation of the final tunnel bore on the 140-mile railway between central London and the West Midlands – the down tunnel from Old Oak Common station in west London towards Euston – HS2's terminus.
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) is named Karen after Karen Harrison,
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The high-speed railway project has been hit by a series of challenges, including rising costs and delays, and the government has been urged to axe the scheme
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Warwickshire County Council said residents in Water Orton and Coleshill had 'shown more patience than any community should ever be asked to' amid construction fatigue
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It forms part of the ongoing works
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A quick train journey from Manchester to Dublin instead of a short-haul flight? That could be the future of travel in the UK, according to a top architect.
While the UK’s troubled HS2 project is still years from opening, proposals have been envisioned…
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