Rail industry experts say cancelling HS2's Euston leg would be the "height of folly" and would cut off cities north of Birmingham from the new high-speed line.
National newspaper reports today suggest HS2's Euston terminus could be delayed or even scrapped because of rising costs. That would mean trains to London terminating instead at Old Oak Common in the suburbs of West London with passengers using the Elizabeth Line to travel further.
It was also suggested that a 2-5 year delay to the project was being considered. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today insisted the Government was committed to the Euston leg - though acknowledged "we have not got a good record in this country of delivering complex, expensive infrastructure quickly".
