After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two of the long-awaited HS2 rail project appears to be under threat. The Independent has exclusively revealed that prime minister Rishi ...

The new facility is anticipated to create nearly 180 local job opportunities. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. The UK’s HS2 has unveiled a new rail freight facility, the Infrastructure Maintenance Depot, ...

The proposed High Speed 2 rail line could free up capacity on existing lines that could be used for the transport of rail freight The government, as well as lobby groups, see it as part of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Digging machine Florence completes HS2’s longest tunnel, a 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills, in February 2024 - Aaron ...

In 2021-2022, the Government spent more than £5bn on HS2: about the same as it spends on the national road network. Critics often argue that the money would be far better used to fund much-needed ...

The romance of rail travel has seduced many travelers over the years. Sitting in a train as it slips quietly out of a city, along tunnels and viaducts, sneaking glimpses of people’s backyards before ...

The development of Canadian National Railway’s (CN) $4.9bn new freight line and terminal handling facility for the mining industry in northern Quebec promises to be one of the largest rail ...

HS2, the high-speed rail network planned to link London and Birmingham and beyond, could be killed in a government review – and that could have serious repercussions for the UK and the future of rail ...

Following leaked reports that the UK government would be scrapping plans for the UK’s long-awaited high-speed rail network to extend to Leeds, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced in the ...

HS2 and Birmingham Airport executives unite for transformative travel developments, marking a key milestone in the region's connectivity.