4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (450+ words) The programme will involve the installation of several large structures spanning the M42, M6 Toll and M6, marking a major milestone in the delivery of the railway between London and Birmingham. Among the most prominent elements of the programme will be the extension…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (413+ words) The company will manufacture a total of 300 tunnel cross-passage doors for the project, supporting more than 130 jobs across the North West. Production is taking place at Booth Industries" purpose-built 600m" factory in Bolton, which opened in 2021 alongside the company"s main…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (457+ words) The talks come after Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed that HS2 trains will operate at lower maximum speeds than originally planned and that the project will no longer include Automatic Train Operation (ATO), as part of wider efforts to reduce costs…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (863+ words) Once promoted as the transformational railway that would rebalance the UK economy, increase rail capacity and modernise national transport links, HS2 has instead become a symbol of spiralling costs, shifting political priorities and chronic delivery failures. With projected costs now potentially…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (591+ words) The report, led by former National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove, reportedly identifies several "original sins" at the heart of the project, including the decision to prioritise extremely high operating speeds and push ahead with construction before designs were sufficiently…...