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.

A German high-speed railway project likened to HS2 has been delayed after engineers incorrectly laid 1,000km (620 miles) of ...

Heidi Alexander told the Commons the railway, estimated in 2011 to cost £32bn, had become "a symbol of this country's decline".

Ministers will not set an exact target date for the completion of HS2 after the final deadline for the long-delayed project was repeatedly missed ...

High Speed Two (HS2) has confirmed the completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, which is being described as the "longest" railway bridge in the UK. The structure measures 2.1 miles and is one of over ...

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

(Bloomberg) -- The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line will cost between £87.7 billion ($117 billion) and £102.7 billion and open by 2036 at the earliest, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said, revealing ...

A high-speed train line between London and Birmingham will be more expensive, take longer to make and go slower than previously announced.

Plans for rolling stock on HS2 and the West Coast Main Line might need a rethink. One man who’s said that was sacked by DfTO.

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience following the three-day closure of the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley, which enabled HS2 engineers to ...

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 ...