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The Latest Breaking News from Old Oak Common

Giant boring machines to start HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston 'fairly soon,' says rail minister

The underground work is set to begin in the coming months

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line trains would 'save residents from 20 years of HS2 blight' at Old Oak Common

Residents say early start of Lizzie line service at £2bn mega-station would be ‘game changer’ in easing woe caused by HS2 delays

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HS2 high-speed train line is only a third complete, admits boss Mark Wild in bombshell update to MPs

Beleaguered scheme two to three years behind schedule - but ‘good progress’ at Old Oak Common station

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First platform for HS2 revealed at Old Oak Common

Six platforms are being built at the west London site to serve HS2’s fleet of 400-metre trains.

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HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes

Exclusive: Link from Old Oak Common in west London will be faster than the Stansted Express

The Independent UK

HS2 spends £20k on Lego model of proposed station

15,000 brick Lego model described as ‘informative way to engage local communities’

The Independent UK

HS2 spends £20,000 on Lego model of west London station

Company behind high-speed rail project spent £20,000 on Lego model of Old Oak Common station as estimated costs surge towards £80billion

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London's newest property development hotspot revealed as hopes grow about £2bn station

HS2 boss says Old Oak Common in west London is a target area for developers

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HS2 boss reveals three reasons why high-speed project is years late and billions over budget

‘The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon Street will be a day of national celebration’

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Derailing the doubters? New HS2 superstation to bring £10bn of redevelopment to west London

Thousands of new homes and jobs are included in the masterplan for 70 acres around the west London superstation

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From backwater to hotspot: how HS2 could bring £10bn economic boost to Old Oak Common

Nearby development is booming as the west London rail mega-hub takes shape, helping feed prospects of 22,000 new homes and 19,000 new jobs

The Guardian - UK

Paddington passengers face '180 days of station disruption' due to HS2 work at Old Oak Common

MP says there will be no trains for 43 days over five years - as fears raised about Glastonbury Festival

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Euston's £5bn HS2 station should be axed with Old Oak Common becoming London terminus, says Labour peer

Passengers can get to Oxford Street more quickly on Elizabeth line than going via Euston

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Paddington station chaos: rail minister promises passengers 'some relief' from HS2 closures

Work at Old Oak Common is having impact on Great Western Railway, Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express

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Finishing HS2 and getting it to Euston 'even bigger challenge than completing Crossrail', says rail minister

Lord Hendy says vision for Euston is to integrate new HS2 station with mainline rail station and bigger Tube station

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It is ‘obvious’ HS2 should extend into Euston, says rail minister

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill was speaking as he revealed two new tunnel boring machines.

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Paddington station: Rail minister questions why HS2 work needs to be 'so disruptive' as first shutdown looms

Lord Hendy to intervene as Elizabeth line and GWR services affected

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Infrastructure tsar warns of ‘real challenge’ for HS2 to reach Euston

Sir John Armitt said tunnelling between Old Oak Common and Euston is ‘the relatively straightforward bit’.

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The Independent UK

Infrastructure tsar warns of ‘real challenge’ for HS2 to reach Euston (cloned)

Sir John Armitt said tunnelling between Old Oak Common and Euston is ‘the relatively straightforward bit’.

The Guardian - UK

A huge, hideous Canary Wharf by Regent’s Park: this could be the result of Labour’s plan for HS2

Where will Rachel Reeves find billions for a tunnel from Old Oak Common to Euston? Private development is one answer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

HS2 will run to London Euston after chancellor commits to funding

Rachel Reeves allocates funds for tunnelling work on high-speed rail link from Old Oak Common to central London

Evening Standard

Euston WILL be the London terminus for HS2, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms in Budget

£485m for TfL could bring extra investment in the Tube and DLR

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HS2 high speed rail line looks certain to run to Euston as No10 stresses it is 'how not if'

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that high speed trains will go to Euston rather than stopping at Old Oak Common in west London

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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

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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.

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