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 ...

While the federal government considers an ambitious plan, a similar project in the UK has seen its fair share of ...

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 ...

A quick train journey from Manchester to Dublin instead of a short-haul flight? That could be the future of travel in the UK, according to a top architect. While the UK’s troubled HS2 project is still ...

Residents give the BBC their views on the government's new Birmingham-to-Manchester rail line plan.

A Spanish-Dutch joint venture working on the HS2 project has brought in Spanish and French consultants to design track work.

HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.” So says the hitherto dysfunctional organisation that has ...

The UK government is set to announce that the completion of the High Speed 2 rail line will be delayed and the cost will rise, faulting the previous Conservative administration for wasting billions of ...

Asked about such calls to abandon HS2, Birmingham Council’s leader John Cotton said this week: “Firstly, it proves [Reform] ...

Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.

Construction on the UK's high-speed rail line took a step forward this month as engineers began installing the first platforms at Old Oak Common station in west London. The activity signals movement ...