Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lovegrove review of what went wrong with HS2 shows an out-of-depth civil service as costs and delays mount ...

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 HS2 project has come under fire after new estimates revised the costs up by billions, while the opening of the route has been delayed. The troubled HS2 has raised concerns that Britain is becoming ...

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 ...

The Colne Valley Viaduct surpasses the Tay Bridge in Scotland as the UK’s longest rail bridge. Credit: HS2 Ltd. The UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project has completed construction of the country’s longest ...

HS2 was supposed to give us high speed trains linking London with Birmingham and Manchester, freeing up the clogged West Coast Main Line and forming the critical first part of a network reaching as ...

When Britain cut back a planned high-speed rail line, some residents on the route were pleased. They’re less delighted with what happened next. By Stephen Castle Reporting from Whitmore, England, near ...