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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Transport secretary ‘seriously looking’ at extending HS2 rail line to Euston

Lisa Nandy indicates Louise Haigh considering plan for high-speed route to terminate in central London

The Guardian - UK

Euston has a problem that only HS2 can solve

Train Talk: What is going on at the West Coast main line hub – and can five points fix it?

The Independent UK

HS2 will run to London Euston, minister signals ...The Standard podcast

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OPINION - The Standard View: At last, HS2 to Euston gets the green signal

The Transport Secretary giveth, the Transport Secretary taketh away. Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that HS2 will run to London Euston. At the same time, she announced a delay in the decision over the Lower Thames Crossing, the new £9 billion link between Kent and Essex, until…

Evening Standard

HS2 rail line will run into London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh hints

The government is expected to make an announcement around the time of the Budget

The Independent UK

HS2 high-speed rail line will run to London Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh strongly signals

An official announcement is expected at the Budget on October 30

Evening Standard

Building HS2 to Euston and Crewe could pay for itself, analysis finds

Extending high-speed line at both ends would let government charge more for rights to run it, rail leaders say

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Giant boring machine for HS2 tunnel to Euston on site so don't stop line at Old Oak Common, say London bosses

They issued the warning amid growing hopes the high speed rail line will run into central London rather than ending at Old Oak Common

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan to strike optimistic tone on HS2 Euston link as he urges more transport investment

‘When London builds, Britain benefits’, Mr Khan to tell ministers

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: HS2 must go to Euston – and St Pancras

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel for HS2? Reports swirling around suggest that the Government is set to give the green signal for the project to terminate at Euston Station rather than slink off at Old Oak Common.

Evening Standard

Euston, we have a problem: how can London fix the ‘worst main station’?

Ugly, overcrowded and undermined by dithering over HS2, the unwieldy terminus needs an urgent rethink – or at least fewer digital billboards

The Guardian - UK

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says North faces ‘Armageddon’ without HS2 rail links

‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham

The Independent UK

‘Quite High Speed Two’ rail from Birmingham to Manchester: Just the ticket after the Sunak shambles

The Man Who Pays His Way: High Speed rail project was doomed to derision as soon as the name was chosen

The Independent UK

Plans unveiled for cheaper high-speed alternative to scrapped HS2 northern leg

Report claims 50-mile line would be slightly slower and significantly cheaper but deliver most of the benefits

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The Independent UK

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route

The new route between Staffordshire and Cheshire would connect with the Northern Powerhouse Rail

The Guardian - UK

It’s a scandal that the Great Central Railway was ever shut

Letters: Brian Hughes says had it been left in service, an upgrade would have cost a fraction of the money poured into HS2. Plus a letter from Paul Foxall

Evening Standard

HS2 Euston tunnel workers secure union access after 'five year campaign'

The agreement means all major parts of the HS2 development are covered by union access

The Guardian - UK

Reeves must guarantee HS2 runs to Euston, spending cuts or not

The chancellor should save the nation further blushes and fund tunnelling to the central London station

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan insists 'future of Euston is HS2' as rail link hangs in the balance

Rachel Reeves due to announce raft of spending cuts which could include HS2

The Independent UK

What cuts could Rachel Reeves announce to plug Labour’s £20bn ‘black hole’?

HS2, hospitals and railway lines are all rumoured for cut backs

Evening Standard

HS2 high speed rail link may end in London suburb rather than Euston, signals Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says HS2 route will be re-examined

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why HS2 may mean *fewer* people travel by train

Imagine spending upwards of £50bn on a new high speed rail line which ends up cutting capacity and leading to slower journey times. Good news! You don't have to. It is a reasonable description of the impact of axing HS2 north of Birmingham, via a properly jaw-dropping report by the National…

The Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

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…

Evening Standard

'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

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