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HS2
67 days ago
HS2 could now cost over £100bn, but government vows to deliver project “to completion”.
Faisal Islam: Why a full HS2 line could still be built despite the latest fiasco ⊕
The Transport Secretary has said the high-speed rail line will not be completed until 2039.
68 days ago
HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains will be slower than first planned ⊖
The new cost range and train speed are being announced as a "reset" of the delayed, over-budget and vastly scaled-back project is carried out.
Off the rails! HS2 'fiasco' set to cost £100BILLION, might not open till 2039... and the trains are being slowed down ⊖
Details of failings were revealed in a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, as critics branded the project a 'national embarrassment and 'white elephant'.
HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits ○
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Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
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