The Latest Breaking News from HS2 Ltd

Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says

Jon Thompson tells industry conference there was ‘no evidence’ that bats were at risk from the trains

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2024

HS2 Ltd spending more than £100m on bat ‘shed’, says chairman

Sir Jon Thompson said this is despite there being ‘no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats’.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

Yes, review HS2’s ‘dire’ delivery – but contract renegotiation matters more

To unpick this debacle, the transport secretary will have to cajole companies to go against their shareholders’ interests

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024

West coast fares could rise to incentivise people ‘to not travel by rail’, UK watchdog says

DfT told to look into lessening demand amid reduced capacity after HS2’s second leg axed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

Public will be encouraged NOT to travel after HS2 axed, new report finds

RISHI Sunak’s decision to curtail HS2 means the public may need to be incentivised not to travel by train, according to the UK’s public spending…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 23, 2024

'Years of delay' before new HS2 station at Euston gets off ground, warns public spending watchdog

Report lists disastrous impact of Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay high-speed rail link

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024

Londoners living near new Old Oak Common HS2 train station hit back against plan to shut road for four years

HS2 is considering shutting a key road for up to four years, so it can carry out essential work

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024

Mayor says 21-mile cycleway alongside HS2 route a ‘no-brainer’ for West Midlands

Andy Street has asked HS2 Ltd to keep haul tracks for path linking Birmingham and Coventry

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Sinkholes open up above HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire

The holes were discovered on land where the Chiltern Tunnel is being built

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2024

Government ‘does not understand how HS2 will function as railway’

Parliament’s spending watchdog says cancellation of high-speed line’s northern leg raises ‘urgent questions’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024