A new reviews confirms the high-speed rail line's "original sins" include a technical design, changing political priorities ...

The Cross Question panel debate the delay on HS2 and consider why the project has been such a 'failure'. This conversation comes as the Transport Secretary says HS2 could cost more than £100 billion ...

Transport secretary to give budget details of troubled high-speed line, which backers hope will stay well below £100bn ...

The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a "reset" of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.

HS2’S top speed could be slashed to slower than comparable trains in developing countries such as India, Morocco and Indonesia under the latest cost-cutting measures being considered. Ministers today ...

ENGLAND’S troubled HS2 rail line has been hit with yet another massive cost increase and fresh delays, the government has confirmed. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander revealed the latest ...

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The HS2 high-speed train line is only about “one third complete” and two to three years behind schedule, the project’s new chief ...

Building new railways is an expensive business. Even in ideal circumstances, carving a new route through the landscape costs millions of dollars per mile and can take decades to complete. If you want ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave a significant update on the costs and timetable of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project, which has suffered major delays and spiralling costs ...