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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

HS2 will run to London Euston after chancellor commits to funding

A man wearing a hi-vis jacket with 'Hs2' written on the back looks on as an HS2 cutterhead is lifted by a crane before being attached to the body of the tunnel boring machine in London, England.
Tunnel boring machines were recently lowered into place at Old Oak Common. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

HS2 trains will be able to run all the way to Euston after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, committed to funding tunnelling work to the central London station.

She said the government would “get a grip” on HS2 between London and Birmingham, and guarantee funds to start work on the 4.5-mile twin-bore tunnel from Old Oak Common station in west London into Euston.

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