The HS2 track systems have been designed for smooth operations, to run safely at speeds of up to 360km/h and diverging speeds up to 230km/h. Credit: Cory Woodward on Unsplash. HS2 has announced that ...

The National Infrastructure Commission has now published its Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands and the North. With the HS2 Phase 2a Bill nearing completion of its passage through Parliament, this ...

The government is reportedly planning to reverse its decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, extending the high-speed rail line from London Euston to Crewe. Having originally planned for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Keir Starmer with trains. A great "will he, won't he" of British politics rumbled on ...

"It is vital that we get on board the high-speed revolution." Those were the words of UK Prime Minister David Cameron, following his government’s announcement earlier this month of its plans for the ...

HS2 said the construction of the nearby Wendover Green Tunnel could face delays and additional costs The company behind the HS2 rail project said taxpayers could face a bill running into "tens of ...

The impending arrival of the high-speed railway will lead to the creation of around 41,000 new homes, nearly 31,000 new jobs and more than 700,000 square metres of new commercial floorspace in the ...

A dairy farmer who won a fight to stop almost half of his land being seized for the scrapped HS2 rail line between Birmingham and Manchester says the family farm could be under threat again. John Edge ...

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A great "will he, won't he" of British politics rumbled on today after Rishi Sunak repeatedly refused to say if the northern leg of HS2 will be scrapped. Asked on "BBC Breakfast" whether he was set to ...

The West Midlands economy is set to get a £10 billion boost from HS2 in the next decade, according to a new report. The high-speed railway will bring about 41,000 new homes, nearly 31,000 new jobs and ...