Calls have been made for the Government to provide clarity on the future of HS2 in Nottinghamshire after a delay to parts of the multi-billion pound project was announced. The first HS2 trains are expected to start carrying passengers between London and Birmingham in 2029 at the earliest, with estimates the cost of the whole project will eventually reach £71 billion.
The London to Birmingham route represents the first phase of HS2, whilst the second sees the route splitting off into a Y shape. Trains will head towards East Midlands Parkway on the eastern leg and then to Crewe and eventually Manchester on the other.
But the Government announced on Thursday (March 9) that the Birmingham to Crewe section of HS2 would now be delayed by two years, partly due to increased project costs. In terms of the Birmingham to East Midlands Parkway section of HS2, there had already been speculation earlier in the year that this leg of the project would be scrapped altogether.
