Ministers to oversee HS2 amid warnings of ‘dire delivery failure’ Politics Ministers will oversee work on HS2, the government has announced, as the transport secretary warned costs had spiralled out of control. Louise Haigh has announced urgent action to bring the cost and delivery of the high speed route from London to Birmingham back under control. It comes as the Sunday Times revealed leaked documents marked [...]
HS2 will reach Euston, transport secretary signals Transport and infrastructure Transport secretary Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that HS2 will reach London’s Euston station, ahead of an announcement she said would be coming soon. The Cabinet minister said an announcement on the project could occur during the Budget on Wednesday, 30 October. Speaking to Times Radio this morning, Haigh said: “We’ve said [...]
Alstom in ‘intense discussions’ over new Elizabeth Line trains to save Derby plant Transport Train manufacturer Alstom is in “intense discussions” with the government over possible new train orders to save its struggling Derby plant.
Alstom: Union calls for urgent action to save jobs after train firm stops production March 30, 2024 Alstom said after 10 months of discussions with the Government over work for its Derby site, it had run out of time.