The first of two boring machines was switched on in west London on Tuesday.

We dive into HS2, the UK’s massive high-speed rail gamble that promises faster journeys, more capacity, and a symbolic fix ...

The HS2 site at Euston has been mothballed since 2023 after the previous Tory government axed HS2’s northern leg between ...

On January 27 the first TBM was launched to excavate the tunnel that will carry the British HS2 high-speed line to its ...

A giant 1,600-tonne machine called Madeleine that will bore a tunnel taking HS2 trains into central London has been switched ...

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

UK: Preparations are well in hand to move the striking Curzon No 2 Viaduct into position this spring, forming a stand-out ...

The government needs to set out its intentions to address rail capacity issues north of Birmingham, an MP has said, as powers linked to building HS2 are due to expire shortly. The legal powers for the ...

HS2 has been accused of “madness” after new figures reveal it has spent £37m of taxpayers’ cash buying up homes – long after parts of the high-speed rail line were scrapped. At least £1m was spent on ...

The government has officially committed to building a new high-speed railway line between Birmingham and Manchester. Yes, that’s pretty much what was promised in the HS2 plans that were ...

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 ...

Tunnelling work to link the HS2 high-speed train route to Euston has begun, in a major milestone for the troubled project.The ...