https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dx59Ceo7ZQ
It is the costly, controversial but some say vital project, designed to boost the economy across the country. Today the route for the northern stage of the H

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/whats-happening-hs2-britains-costly-high-speed-railway-2023-10-04/
HS2, or High Speed 2, is a planned high-speed railway, billed as Europe's largest infrastructure project. It was originally expected to link London with the English cities to its north including

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67029579
BBC News. The northern legs of the HS2 rail link have been scrapped - but building work across a huge swathe of southern England and the Midlands has been going on for more than three years

https://news.sky.com/story/hs2-explained-what-is-it-how-much-will-it-cost-and-whats-changed-12471362
Thursday 18 November 2021 17:41, UK. HS2 is now expected to cost around £70bn. Why you can trust Sky News. Britain's high-speed rail infrastructure project was given the go-ahead by the prime

https://news.sky.com/story/hs2-explained-what-is-the-route-now-and-why-is-the-manchester-leg-being-axed-12829735
At the time of the 2010 election, when David Cameron said his government would publish plans for a high-speed rail, £20bn was committed for rail infrastructure.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/09/25/hs2-what-is-the-troubled-rail-project-and-will-it-be-scrapped/
A project for a high-speed rail line linking some of the country's largest cities, intended to connect London, the Midlands and the north of England, with construction split into three phases. Gordon Brown's Labour government set up HS2 Ltd in 2009 and the project has been backed by successive Conservative governments since 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_2
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England.The route will be between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a spur to Birmingham.HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway after High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel.The majority of the project is planned to be completed between 2029 and 2033.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51443421
The government is set to approve the controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project, the BBC has learned. ... The initial plan was for a new railway line between London and the West Midlands

https://www.gov.uk/check-hs2-route
You can check maps to see the planned routes for the High Speed Two ( HS2) rail network. The routes for Phase 1 and Phase 2a have been confirmed. The plan for Phase 2b is not confirmed but is

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9313/
When complete, Phase 1 will be the country's second high-speed line, the first being High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel. Parliamentary approval for Phase 1 and Phase 2a have been given through the High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017 (Phase 1) and the High Speed Rail (West Midlands to Crewe) Act 2021

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/hs2-britains-costly-high-speed-railway-heading-more-delays-2023-09-25/
In terms of speed, HS2's planned top speed of 225 miles per hour (mph) could make it Europe's fastest rail network. Over the years, successive governments have pitched HS2 as a way to reduce

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-21221828
Details of the next phase of the £32bn HS2 high-speed rail network have been unveiled by the government. The preferred route of phase two goes north from Birmingham along two branches, with new

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/hs2-birmingham-manchester-rishi-sunak-b2423741.html
The High Speed 2 rail project intended to connect the North of England with the Midlands and London has been scrapped north of Birmingham. Rishi Sunak made the announcement in his first speech as

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9313/CBP-9313.pdf
Speed Rail 2: An overview. Barnett formula at spending reviews, the Welsh Government has actually received a significant uplift in its Barnett-based funding due to UK Government spending on HS2."87. Welsh Affairs Committee, Railway infrastructure in Wales: Government response to the Committee's.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-integrated-rail-plan/
Background on rail plans in the north of England HS2. High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) is a project which originally planned to deliver a new high-speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham. It is being delivered in three phases, with parliamentary approval for phase 1 and phase 2a already given through two hybrid bills:. High Speed Rail (London to West Midlands) Act 2017 (phase 1)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-27/californias-high-speed-rail-board-environmentally-clears-la-to-sf-line
California's entire high-speed rail route from Los Angeles to San Francisco has officially been environmentally cleared for construction after the High-Speed Rail Authority's board of

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2024/04/29/the-state-of-high-speed-rail-projects-in-the-us-infographic/
After what seemed like decades of stagnation, U.S. high-speed rail has already reached two milestones four months into 2024. Last week, ground was broken on the Brightline West project, a high

https://railway-news.com/hs2-ltd-presents-construction-plan-for-2024/
HS2 Ltd has provided insight into how the delivery of its high-speed rail network between London and Birmingham will advance throughout 2024. Although much progress was made on the construction of HS2 Phase 1 in 2023, including work on the Old Oak Common hub, bridges, viaducts and tunnels, the year was arguably a disappointment for the overall

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-rail-route-phase-2-london-crewe-b2422403.html
After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, the northern leg of the long-awaited HS2 rail project has been scrapped. The Manchester leg of the high-speed project has been pushed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21221828
Details of the next phase of the £32bn HS2 high-speed rail network have been unveiled by the government. The preferred route of phase two goes north from Birmingham along two branches, with new

https://www.gobrightline.com/press-room/2024/brightline-west-breaks-ground-on-americas-first-high-speed-rail-project-connecting-las-vegas-to-southern-california
LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2024) - Today, Brightline West officially broke ground on the nation's first true high-speed rail system which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California.The 218-mile system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline's vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive.

https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/bright-side-brightline-and-nations-first-high-speed-rail-line
There are a lot of opportunities to build high-speed rail in the U.S. Congress is pushing for the four-year, $200 billion American High-Speed Rail Act, which will facilitate the construction of rail systems across the country. High-speed rail is fast, more reliable, more convenient, and environmentally friendly.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-could-derail-high-speed-rail-revolution-1918018
A second Donald Trump presidency could be "the death knell for high-speed rail" in the United States, according to Ray LaHood, who served as Transportation Secretary from 2009 to 2013 in the Obama

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-bullet-train-plan-gets-boost/ar-BB1oOqQh
A plan for a high-speed rail route in North Texas has received a boost after a mayor said the development is likely to proceed. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said the proposed Dallas-Fort Worth route

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/us-high-speed-rail-project-010000188.html
The goal of bringing the United States' first high-speed railway to California that allows trains to exceed speeds of 200 mph is one step closer to becoming a reality. As explained by Newsweek

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/high-speed-rail-line-plans-unveiled-6548663.html
Plans for a £33 billion high-speed rail (HSR) network from London to Birmingham and on to northern England have been unveiled by the Government.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/proposed-high-speed-railway-two-090000924.html
According to Newsweek, which cited figures from Amtrak and Texas Central, the proposed high-speed rail link would reduce the number of cars traveling on Interstate 45 by 12,500 per day and slash