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Contractors working on HS2 have urged ministers to revive the high-speed line’s axed northern leg as far as Crewe. The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG), which represents contractors, has dropped ...
The government is being urged to pay for the HS2 line to run all the way to Crewe in Cheshire by rail industry businesses as they say a shorter route would risk "squandering" its benefits.
An influential rail industry group has called for HS2 to be extended from Birmingham to Crewe amid a raft of recommendations for the struggling transport project. High Speed Rail Group has made what ...
However, in a written statement, transport secretary Mark Harper said the project was making “good progress” but the Birmingham to Crewe section will see a construction “rephase” by two years.
The Royal Arcade site in Crewe is due to be reopened as a temporary ... with the authority blaming the scrapping of HS2 and rising costs. Amid fears the untouched space was unwelcoming to visitors ...
Aerial footage shows the London to Birmingham leg of the HS2 high-speed rail network ... which will run from the West Midlands to Crewe, was given the final go-ahead. It’s the largest ...
A HS2 executive earning more than £235,000 a year submitted expense claims for London Tube fares costing as little as £5.40. The remaining sections of the line, planning to connect London with ...
An HS2 executive earning more than £250,000 a year claimed £5.40 on expenses for a Tube journey to attend a meeting, it has been revealed. Emma Head submitted three claims for journeys on the ...
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham believes the government is open to a potential alternative to HS2 for Manchester. The mayor has campaigned for a new rail connection between Greater ...
An aerial view of the HS2 viaduct construction at the Delta Junction on February 12, 2025 in Sutton Coldfield, England. The chief executive of a construction firm tasked with delivering Old Oak ...
The government is being urged to pay for the HS2 line to run all the way to Crewe in Cheshire by rail industry businesses as they say a shorter route would risk "squandering" its benefits. The High ...