Civic leaders and investors believe rail link is key to renaissance of UK’s second-largest city
Britain’s most troubled rail project forced to postpone work connecting new line with the north
Former politician Sally Gimson examines the blunders that led to the failure of one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects
Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs
Trains may also need to run at slower speeds initially in order to prevent years of additional testing, report says
Stephen Cresswell told tribunal he lost his job after repeatedly warning over rail link’s costs
Public accounts committee casts doubt on ministers’ ability to successfully deliver high speed rail link
Chancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures
Price of extending high-speed rail line into central London set out in confidential government documents
Kilometre stretch of steel mesh one of many planning requirements that has driven up costs, says project chair
Transport secretary Louise Haigh says delivery of rail link project has been ‘dire’
Feasibility study for a Birmingham to Manchester route to be launched by ministers
Whitehall and industry figures say governance at company responsible for High Speed 2 rail link to be scrutinised
The 80km of track could be built faster and cheaper than axed HS2 leg, says research
Rishi Sunak axed plans for northern leg of railway after long delays and budget overruns
Axing northern leg between Birmingham and Manchester will mean fewer seats on existing rail services, NAO says
Government readies £1bn injection even though prime minister said last year private sector would cover Euston costs
£1bn injection would end uncertainty over whether railway line will reach its planned central London terminus at Euston
Factory does not have enough work to keep functioning normally in the coming years
Government decision heightens risk of significant lay-offs at Hitachi and Alstom’s UK plants
Leaders of West Midlands and Greater Manchester propose cheaper 70-mile high-speed line along roughly the same route
Project chair Sir Jon Thompson tells MPs there are no guarantees price of London to Birmingham line will not rise again
Government draws ire of northern mayors after redirecting £235mn for road surfacing in the capital
Chair of National Infrastructure Commission says government will have to pay for tunnel under London
Price tag for high-speed London to Birmingham line is raised to £57bn just weeks after previous big increase
