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High Speed Two (HS2) is a high-speed railway line, which was originally proposed with the aim of connecting Manchester, London and Birmingham

Article thumbnail: The tunnel boring machine (TBM), as yet to be given a nickname, before it is lifted into place at the Victoria Road Crossover Box HS2 site, near to Old Oak Common in west London. Picture date: Tuesday October 10, 2023. PA Photo. The site is located to the west of where the new superhub HS2 Old Oak Common station is being constructed. The huge underground box structure will house a crossover track mechanism that will allow HS2 trains to switch between tracks, on the approach and descent from Old Oak Common station. See PA story RAIL HS2. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

HS2 farce as new £460m Birmingham station to sit largely unused

New NAO report lays bare the waste of taxpayers' money following decision to scrap HS2 north of Birmingham

HS2 northern leg definitely dead - but new east-west links to go ahead

HS2 Manchester route not sold off yet as Labour weighs up rail options

Article thumbnail: Horizontal color image of a busy railroad platform at Paddington station in London, UK.

Failure to replace HS2 will 'hold back levelling up in the North'

HS2 tunnel to Euston 'to be funded with £1bn of taxpayer cash' despite Sunak vow