HS2 could cost up to £22 billion more than its previous budget and be delayed by as many as seven years, the company building the railway said.
Read moreHS2 railway to be delayed and exceed budget

HS2 could cost up to £22 billion more than its previous budget and be delayed by as many as seven years, the company building the railway said.
Read moreThis year sees the 150th anniversary since the ‘Pacific Railroad’ was finished, which linked the existing eastern US network with the Pacific coast at Omaha, Nebraska.
Read moreRail workers are said to be “solidly supporting” a fresh rail strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains, which has hit services on some of the busiest routes in the country.
Read moreThis week’s railway round-up LNER announce a new rail fares system aimed at saving passengers costs of up to £73 and are we finally getting a glimpse of the future for railways with solar power?
Read moreThe leader of the biggest rail workers union has followed up his re-election with a warning that a wave of strikes and other forms of industrial action will go ahead.
Read moreBank holiday railway engineers turned dog rescuers after a wayward pooch found her way on to the tracks on the West Coast main line.
Read moreMinisters knew HS2 was over-budget at least three years ago, it has been reported.
Read moreThis week’s railway round-up is dominated with the story that the government is to launch a review into the costs and benefits of HS2, even after £7 billion has already been spent on the high speed rail project.
Read moreNetwork Rail has announced that the West Highland Line has fully re-opened for start of service today, after repair works finished following flash floods.
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