In 2019, HS2 Ltd’s new chairman, Allan Cook, an engineer, told then-transport secretary Chris Grayling that Britain’s grand ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the HS2 project was an "appalling mess".

HS2 said the millions of tons of clay it has dug up have been disposed of at "designated sustainable disposal sites and rail ...

Ministerial “dithering” and a hangover from HS2 mean Heathrow may never get a third runway, the boss of Dubai Airports has ...

Proposals to axe the second phase of HS2, which the Independent can reveal has been given its own special codename “Project Redwood”, could now be reconsidered following furious reaction from ...

Construction of the 140-mile HS2 high-speed rail line is continuing, even as the project company's acting CEO said its cost could exceed its budget by $14 billion. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd.

HS2, the UK’s second high-speed train line after the one leading to the Channel Tunnel, has suffered spiralling costs despite the route being cut short, raising fears the project could be ...

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 ...

Reform UK has pledged to scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), labelling the project “insane” ahead of a major announcement ...

The HS2 plan originally called for 340 miles of high-speed rail linking the north and south of England. Map Courtesy of HS2 Ltd.

Labour established HS2 Ltd to examine the case for a new high-speed rail line in January 2009.