An early visualisation of an HS2 high-speed train in the UK. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. UK’s HS2 is inviting small and medium-sized technology firms to submit proposals aimed at lowering costs and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Construction on the UK's high-speed rail line took a step forward this ...

The 30ha depot will include a maintenance building, carriage wash, inspection, train sidings for storage and a test track.

Spiralling costs, severe environmental damage and unproven use cases mean rumours of failure around high speed rail network project HS2 are growing. In August 2019, HS2 was sent to independent review ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

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 warned. The ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken the axe to Britain’s biggest current infrastructure project, ignoring warnings from business leaders that a U-turn would damage investor confidence in the ...

Earlier this year, the U.K. Dept. for Transport ordered a two-year work pause on the HS2 Euston Station in London. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. October 4, 2023 Having progressively whittled down the ...

For more than 15 years, HS2 has divided opinion over one simple question: Is it worth the money? Back in 2012, the cost estimate for first phase of the high speed line between Birmingham and London ...

The fate of HS2 has become one of the most contentious infrastructure debates in Britain. With costs now exceeding £66 billion, opening dates pushed well beyond 2033, and fresh allegations of fraud ...