HS2 trains could run slower in effort to cut costs on embattled project - The trains were set to have a maximum speed of ...

A contractor used a crane rather than a launch girder for one span of the Colne Valley Viaduct carrying the future UK high-speed rail line over a local road. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. August 23, 2023 ...

Progress is also being made on the viaducts that will carry HS2 services into the city centre, with the massive Curzon 2 viaduct almost complete. This 40-metre-high structure – the tallest on the ...

The UK Government recently announced formal approval for contractors to begin works on the HS2 railway project. Credit: Swampy167 / Shutterstock. In a major boost to confidence in the construction ...

Analysis by officials has shown that for every additional 1mph above lower speeds, the project's overall cost balloons by ...

Over the Christmas break, progress was made on one of the most complex aspects of the HS2 project, with the completion of two crucial viaduct spans over the existing railway near Water Orton in ...

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations ...

Visualisation showing a tram passing under the new Curzon Street station (image credit: HS2) Engineers working for the HS2 project have completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will ...

The rows of hoardings that line the stalled HS2 site in Euston serve as a constant reminder of the years of uncertainty that have surrounded the future of the station and the north to south rail ...