Matthew Brooker is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business and infrastructure. Formerly, he was an editor for Bloomberg News and the South China Morning Post. China’s high-speed rail network ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HS2 was once meant to cost £32.7bn, but taxpayers now face a £100bn hit - HS2 You might have assumed that HS2 could not possibly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mr Wild is paid to deliver the HS2 programme ‘safely, on time and in a cost-efficient manner’ - Jonathan Brady/PA The head of ...

UK ministers are set to order the management of High Speed 2 to explore last-ditch attempts to cut the cost of the rail project, including reducing the speed of its trains. Mark W ...

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices ...

Speed restrictions. Track issues. Not enough stock. These were the familiar litany of excuses doled out by train providers in the early days of the railway franchise system in the 1990s. They stuck ...

The British government is considering lowering the maximum speed on HS2 from 360km/h in order to reduce costs and accelerate ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Construction on the UK's high-speed rail line took a step forward this month as engineers began installing the first ...

Passengers travelling between Aylesbury and London via Great Missenden are being urged to plan ahead as HS2 work will mean changes to train services over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Announced 17 years ago in January 2009 by Lord Adonis of the then Labour government, HS2 would supplement the 67-mile HS1 link between London and the Channel Tunnel to Europe with additional lines ...

The rail industry reacts as HS2 plans to explore simplification measures, including potential speed reductions to cut costs and delays.