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HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to £88bn

Gwyn Topham, the Guardian
clock 03 September 2019 •
The high speed rail project is set for further delays
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The high speed rail project is set for further delays

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tells MPs full London-Birmingham services will not begin until 2031

Full HS2 services between London and Birmingham will be delayed by up to five years to 2031, the government has announced. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, told parliament final completion of...

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