Saturday 18 April 2026

| home

::: RMT ScotRail staff walk out

move cursor over listings: click to open any document

12 January 2015
HS2 costs to come under spotlight

Railnews report285776081

16 January 2015
Report critical of Government's rail plans

Railnews report791649472

4 February 2015
Snow Hill station could be rebuilt

Railnews report228140663

23 February 2015
New railway to Stansted Airport is 'vital'

Railnews report467859754

9 March 2015
More rolling stock needed as passenger growth rises again

Railnews report279342065

19 March 2015
£130m tram route decision announced

Railnews report373536176

20 March 2015
Major rail investment plans for North unveiled

Railnews report790480027

24 March 2015
Lords Committee gives thumbs down to HS2

Railnews report760723608

15 April 2015
Conservatives promise more electrification

Railnews report100052249

16 April 2015
LibDems go electric, while UKIP would scrap HS2

Railnews report7988844010

20 April 2015
SNP could change route priorities for HS2

Railnews report3820107011

30 April 2015
New joint venture to bid for £900m HS2 work

Railnews report9798293812

11 May 2015
New Whitehall transport team to be named

Railnews report1628216013

27 May 2015
Queen confirms HS2 to go ahead

Railnews report7852122214

17 June 2015
HS2 construction 'to start in 2017'

Railnews report5433606015

26 June 2015
Dismay after Network Rail cash crisis revealed

Railnews report5137375016

1 July 2015
Heathrow plan involves rail upgrades, but no HS2 spur

Railnews report3902914617

6 July 2015
Government’s robust rejection of Lords’ HS2 criticisms

Railnews report6779477118

13 July 2015
Sheffield-Leeds HS2 route ‘to be shared with HS3’

Railnews report2572676619

7 August 2015
Green light for open access to Blackpool

Railnews report3316944320

11 August 2015
Northern Powerhouse plan to be unveiled

Railnews report6570549721

14 August 2015
Final bow for last original Midland Metro tram

Railnews report5440139822

25 August 2015
New Nottingham tram services start

Railnews report1499810923

3 September 2015
Scottish boost for High Speed Rail

Railnews report4018420624

29 September 2015
Labour conference confirms plans for rail re-nationalisation

Railnews report4438625025

2 October 2015
Passenger growth continues – and North/South gap widens

Railnews report8725468626

5 October 2015
Rail campaigners welcome news of National Infrastructure Commission

Railnews report2729423727

13 October 2015
Network Rail crisis to come under spotlight

Railnews report2972580228

16 November 2015
Construction costs of HS2 are 'set to rise'

Railnews report9234451729

19 November 2015
Major Midland Metro expansion plans unveiled

Railnews report4799782730

20 November 2015
Network Rail looks like 'Greece on rails'

Railnews report1304204531

6 December 2015
Trams return to streets of Birmingham

Railnews report8472455232

18 January 2016
Scottish High Speed plans are shelved 'in secret'

Railnews report1503113033

20 January 2016
Eurostar sale evidence of 'undervalued' assets–MPs

Railnews report5845292934

23 February 2016
HS2 Bill Committee report has 'failed to deliver'

Railnews report1737734135

11 March 2016
ExCeL London hosts Infrarail 2016

Railnews report3989322836

15 March 2016
Green light for HS3 and Crossrail 2

Railnews report4311443637

22 March 2016
New Scottish high speed plans unveiled

Railnews report6961007838

24 March 2016
House of Commons gives approval to HS2

Railnews report3565862839

15 April 2016
Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2'

Railnews report2177998540

9 May 2016
Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges

Railnews report7560926141

10 May 2016
West Coast franchise consultation launched

Railnews report6572564342

18 May 2016
No trams to New Street just yet

Railnews report3252054543

26 May 2016
Critics call for HS2 top speed rethink to cut costs

Railnews report8042671744

31 May 2016
Birmingham New Street tram extension opens

Railnews report5180159345

1 June 2016
Borders Railway passenger figures ahead of target

Railnews report8757796946

2 June 2016
Strategic railfreight interchange debate ignites

Railnews report9541579547

13 June 2016
Birthday honours for railway people

Railnews report8491000048

27 June 2016
HS2 could be casualty of Brexit

Railnews report6104328149

28 June 2016
Route changes on the way for HS2 in South Yorkshire

Railnews report3744322150

7 July 2016
HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report

Railnews report8684536951

14 July 2016
Cabinet reshuffle: Patrick McLoughlin leaves DfT

Railnews report5646032752

18 July 2016
Grayling targets Southern crisis and backs HS2

Railnews report3393752053

22 July 2016
New transport secretary reaffirms case for HS2

Railnews report4106316654

8 September 2016
Think tank urges part-privatisation of Network Rail

Railnews report7695068255

12 September 2016
HS2's Simon Kirby announces resignation

Railnews report4920062556

14 September 2016
MPs voice fresh concerns about HS2

Railnews report1955348957

12 October 2016
HS2 'needed more than ever'

Railnews report1516569958

4 November 2016
New HS2 franchise will take over West Coast in 2019

Railnews report8278989859

15 November 2016
HS2 Phase 2 plans are a ‘shot in arm’ for economy

Railnews report5639892360

23 November 2016
Funding for East West rail and Digital Railway

Railnews report3441808361

18 January 2017
Government gives way on HS2 blight claims

Railnews report9312205462

20 January 2017
HS2 train procurement launched

Railnews report3988784063

20 January 2017
West Coast/HS2 franchise 'once in a lifetime opportunity'

Railnews report5590221964

8 February 2017
Crisis warnings on Transport for London

Railnews report6455709465

20 February 2017
Last-minute bid to block HS2

Railnews report2830147866

23 February 2017
Green light for launch of HS2

Railnews report8901273167

23 February 2017
HS2 Bill receives Royal Assent

Railnews report2813814368

23 March 2017
Midland Metro concession not to be awarded again

Railnews report4153763769

12 April 2017
Merger talks boost Bombardier, Siemens

Railnews report5484238970

19 April 2017
Bechtel wins controversial HS2 contract

Railnews report4057449271

25 April 2017
SNCF joins bid for West Coast Partnership

Railnews report3118372072

11 May 2017
Labour manifesto includes slow fade-out for franchises

Railnews report4357457273

21 June 2017
HS2 commitment confirmed in Queen’s Speech

Railnews report2932996874

22 June 2017
More foreign contenders on franchise shortlists

Railnews report5732995375

11 July 2017
August rail upgrade programme will be biggest yet

Railnews report7335106876

17 July 2017
HS2 contractors named

Railnews report4168790077

17 July 2017
HS2 Phase 2 plans revealed

Railnews report3523609178

17 July 2017
Major HS2 decisions due

Railnews report8076893179

20 July 2017
DfT scraps electrification schemes

Railnews report1923070080

25 July 2017
Crossrail 2 sparks anger in regions

Railnews report9066555681

23 August 2017
Mayor warns North has ‘run out of patience’ over transport

Railnews report7210039582

22 September 2017
Chris Grayling offers digital future to north

Railnews report7588458783

23 October 2017
Lime Street is back in business

Railnews report6299873684

2 November 2017
HS2 rolling stock bidders named

Railnews report4846080685

15 January 2018
Carillion liquidation raises questions over HS2

Railnews report2780571686

16 January 2018
Emerging vision for Northern Powerhouse rail unveiled

Railnews report6181004787

18 January 2018
New Transport ministers facing ‘key challenges’

Railnews report3189677188

7 February 2018
Network Rail plans are on track even though Carne is going

Railnews report7008919289

13 March 2018
Campaigners welcome Crewe HS2 commitment

Railnews report3129114690

18 April 2018
Fears grow over true cost of HS2

Railnews report9636051791

24 April 2018
First/Trenitalia back away from East Midlands

Railnews report1902136992

3 July 2018
Senior Conservatives ‘discuss scrapping HS2’

Railnews report4104021893

4 July 2018
Bombardier, Hitachi join forces for HS2 train bid

Railnews report5107669994

18 July 2018
‘Stark’ lack of Welsh rail investment revealed

Railnews report2579851295

2 August 2018
£100 billion needed for ‘transport revolution’ in north

Railnews report2147595396

6 August 2018
HS2 needs £43bn invested in related transport links

Railnews report4231689697

3 September 2018
HS2 ‘delayed’, while critics plan alternative transport schemes

Railnews report5266171798

1 October 2018
Boris Johnson under fire over anti-HS2 remarks

Railnews report4328271899

9 October 2018
New HS2 station designs are unveiled

Railnews report87135953100

11 October 2018
Scope of ‘root and branch’ rail review revealed

Railnews report30355824101

13 November 2018
Andrew Jones named as new rail minister

Railnews report40769482102

15 November 2018
Trains for HS2 could be built in Scotland

Railnews report13315511103

27 November 2018
HS2 reports to stay secret, says DfT

Railnews report49851639104

15 January 2019
New 30-year West Midlands rail plan unveiled

Railnews report43739123105

23 January 2019
HS2 has wrong name and inadequate budget, says former chairman

Railnews report62166858106

24 January 2019
HS2 must be completed in full, say business leaders

Railnews report50609321107

5 February 2019
‘World Class’ Old Oak Common images unveiled by HS2

Railnews report64112431108

11 February 2019
Scrapping HS2 to North ‘would be criminal’

Railnews report42302400109

12 February 2019
Government ’fully supports’ HS2

Railnews report59449554110

5 March 2019
Welcome for extension of Midland electrification

Railnews report98353398111

4 April 2019
Passenger numbers rise on Virgin West Coast

Railnews report89866651112

10 April 2019
Franchise ban for Stagecoach: Abellio wins East Midlands

Railnews report71920962113

12 April 2019
RMT threatens strikes and MPs protest as pensions row goes on

Railnews report94222361114

29 April 2019
SNCF may challenge Chris Grayling in court over pensions row

Railnews report95712984115

14 May 2019
HS2 alternatives report is ‘fantasy and fiction’

Railnews report13313282116

16 May 2019
HS2 has ‘fundamental flaws’ says Lords committee

Railnews report96423013117

5 June 2019
Bidders offer their proposals for HS2 trains

Railnews report82413024118

6 June 2019
6 June: news in brief

HS2 under spotlight
Crossing dangers
Time to go?

Railnews report40497095119

7 June 2019
Changes signalled for HS2 route in North

Railnews report75607658120

10 June 2019
10 June: news in brief

11.40 update
Scrapping HS2 would be ‘mad’–McLoughlin
Disruption kept quiet
Dawlish update

Railnews report41598857121

10 June 2019
Fourth HS2 rolling stock bidder revealed

Railnews report36318225122

12 June 2019
12 June: news in brief

Floods disrupt train services
HS2 doubts threaten development

Railnews report63108087123

19 June 2019
19 June: news in brief

Boris Johnson would call for independent review of HS2 if he becomes PM
Diversity gap

Railnews report25200457124

21 June 2019
Commons report questions need for HS2

Railnews report79029310125

11 July 2019
11 July: news in brief

New HS2 report insists project is essential
Track worker killed by train was ‘probably fatigued’
Network Rail to invest £70m in new track safety initiative
Branson says rail franchising is a ‘real mess’
No progress in Underground pay talks
Shuttle traffic falls back amid ‘political uncertainty’
New £64m railway research centre for Leeds
Are you sitting comfortably?

Railnews report20124460126

12 July 2019
12 July: news in brief

Union urges ban on contracted-out track work
East Coast bank holiday possession ‘astonishingly ill-timed’
HS2 fails to attract contractors for Curzon Street
Work begins on temporary Tyne & Wear Metro depot

Railnews report60487927127

15 July 2019
15 July: news in brief

Euston funding gap defended by DfT
Grayling’s £9m payout to Heathrow comes under fire

Railnews report43565310128

17 July 2019
17 July: news in brief

Govia Thameslink Railway fined £1 million after passenger was killed
Three Saturday strikes set to go ahead on East Midlands
Union wins recognition on Elizabeth Line
HS2 petitions invited after Crewe section Bill passes Third Reading

Railnews report23988277129

18 July 2019
Ambitious transport plans unveiled for Sheffield region

Railnews report49279792130

23 July 2019
Boris Johnson is new Prime Minister

Railnews report95421196131

23 July 2019
HS2 challenges grow

Railnews report33994192132

24 July 2019
24 July: news in brief

Hot weather slows down trains
RMT members vote for sleeper strike
New committee to oversee Scottish railway policing
Old Oak demolition completed for HS2, but questions remain

Railnews report83534194133

24 July 2019
Chris Grayling reaches the end of the line

Railnews report65663416134

29 July 2019
Johnson promises support for cross-Pennine rail link

Railnews report90576751135

6 August 2019
6 August: news in brief

Second station funding boost for West Midlands

Railnews report22621418136

12 August 2019
12 August: news in brief

More Caledonian Sleeper problems leave passengers stranded
HS2 restarts competition to build track on Phases 1 and 2a
Gatelines ‘could become obsolete’, claims Hitachi

Railnews report75010413137

13 August 2019
13 August: news in brief

Drug user jailed after setting fire to station
Union calls for action after Caledonian Sleeper overran at Edinburgh
New Merseyrail trains will be ‘too long’ for some stations
HS2 ‘should be built more quickly in north’

Railnews report85385573138

14 August 2019
First, Trenitalia win West Coast Partnership franchise

Railnews report34727598139

23 August 2019
23 August: news in brief

Further HS2 rethink reported

Railnews report28755665140

27 August 2019
Ministers accused of HS2 costs cover-up

Railnews report41571385141

3 September 2019
HS2 to cost more and take longer

Railnews report25852663142

11 September 2019
11 September: news in brief

Rail union leader calls for Boris Johnson to be jailed
HS2 Bill moves forward in House of Lords

Railnews report64214898143

12 September 2019
Prime Minister urged to support £3.5bn Midlands rail plan

Railnews report71120227144

13 September 2019
13 September: news in brief

RMT announces industrial action on Underground and CrossCountry
Leaders call for HS2 and NPR ‘all the way, in full’

Railnews report18485576145

8 October 2019
8 October: news in brief

Protests following HS2 ‘scrapping’ reports
New Merseyrail train under test in Germany
Thomas Cook employees could transfer to railway
More trams for West Midlands Metro

Railnews report75857199146

9 October 2019
9 October: news in brief

Adam Smith Institute says ‘scrap HS2’

Railnews report57085342147

11 October 2019
Rumours grow over future of HS2

Railnews report12012351148

16 October 2019
16 October: news in brief

Northern leaders say Oakervee HS2 review is causing ‘significant damage’

Railnews report95246012149

25 October 2019
New uncertainty over status of HS2 review

Railnews report59808857150

11 November 2019
11 November: news in brief

Boris Johnson is ‘wary’ of scrapping HS2
Floods still causing problems in north of England
RMT to ballot Underground cleaners over pay
Free travel on anniversary of Armistice

Railnews report66411549151

12 November 2019
Peak rail fares could soar unless HS2 is built, says leaked report

Railnews report87044877152

13 November 2019
Next government will be urged to commit to railway improvements

Railnews report73354447153

21 November 2019
21 November: news in brief

Mayor says HS2 needs a new name and new look
Pictures of new Birmingham station are published

Railnews report30966378154

3 December 2019
LNER previews new Harrogate Azuma services

Railnews report84076065155

5 January 2020
Storm breaks after Berkeley publishes his HS2 review

Railnews report49644691156

15 January 2020
Report claims HS2 would cause ‘vast destruction’ to wildlife

Railnews report52167815157

16 January 2020
Doubts grow over future of HS2 between London and Birmingham

Railnews report32649845158

17 January 2020
17 January: news in brief

Bombardier shares plunge as costs rise

Railnews report86583096159

20 January 2020
Cost of HS2 could rise to £106bn, according to leaked report

Railnews report24145014160

21 January 2020
Shapps calls more information ahead of HS2 decision

Railnews report52398009161

24 January 2020
HS2 still faces ‘significant risks’, says Audit Office report

Railnews report26261223162

27 January 2020
27 January: news in brief

Minister has ‘gut feeling’ HS2 will go ahead
Passenger survey accuracy under fire

Railnews report32843042163

29 January 2020
Scrapping HS2 ‘would cause 30 years of delays’

Railnews report94486416164

30 January 2020
Prime Minister to host important HS2 meeting

Railnews report67465258165

3 February 2020
HS2 decision could be imminent

Railnews report36536390166

6 March 2020
6 March: news in brief

Flybe free rail travel offer extended nationwide
Virus threat: union demands better cleaning of Underground stations
Construction begins on new HS2 station

Railnews report12546981167

25 March 2020
Work on HS2 is latest to stop during coronavirus emergency

Railnews report92444170168

4 April 2020
4 April: news in brief

Naturalist loses environmental challenge to HS2
More trains to Stansted

Railnews report16085047169

14 April 2020
14 April: news in brief

RMT’s Steve Hedley faces probe after Boris remark
Train services restored after tree damage
Naturalist to continue HS2 challenge
HS2 work to restart at Euston

Railnews report98895294170

4 May 2020
4 May: news in brief

Search begins for HS2 track contractors
New station plans move ahead
Eurostar introduces face-cover rule

Railnews report69839877171

5 May 2020
North’s rail upgrade ‘must not wait for HS2’

Railnews report95914102172

18 May 2020
HS2 ‘off course’ report welcomed by critics

Railnews report65992749173

12 June 2020
Borders Rail campaign 'vindicated' by HS2 report

Railnews report28031981174

30 June 2020
HS2 offers hundreds of new jobs

Railnews report72603423175

30 June 2020
Naturalist’s HS2 appeal to go ahead

Railnews report25309182176

2 July 2020
Overhead line suppliers sought for HS2 in £300m deal

Railnews report79219676177

15 July 2020
New scheme for Midlands to improve rail links to Birmingham Airport

Railnews report79892236178

20 July 2020
New plan for south west railways unveiled

Railnews report30091036179

4 August 2020
Main contractor takes charge at HS2 Old Oak Common

Railnews report64160944180

11 August 2020
HS2’s giant tunnelling machines prepare for New Year launch

Railnews report67158902181

8 October 2020
HS2 eastern spur to Leeds ‘in doubt’

Railnews report44317383182

14 October 2020
More apprentice posts announced for HS2

Railnews report48612631183

5 November 2020
Claims that HS2 costs are soaring are ‘baseless’ says DfT

Railnews report73869885184

8 December 2020
First HS2 tunnelling machines arrive

Railnews report41676468185

15 December 2020
Anger in Midlands as report downgrades HS2 eastern leg

Railnews report80021930186

7 January 2021
Minister resists calls to cancel HS2

Railnews report21963025187

12 January 2021
Eastern leg of HS2 is ‘critical’, government told

Railnews report66489363188

28 January 2021
HS2 protestors at Euston ‘dragged out’ of their secret tunnels

Railnews report99168444189

1 February 2021
Security staff evicting Euston HS2 protestors start tunnelling too

Railnews report85237867190

2 February 2021
HS2 chairman resigns, while Euston protestors dig in

Railnews report38366503191

11 February 2021
Birmingham-Crewe section of HS2 set for Royal Assent

Railnews report45231343192

18 February 2021
HS2 starts search for main depot contractor

Railnews report58897126193

25 February 2021
Politicians clash over Transport for the North funding

Railnews report21476943194

2 March 2021
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans submitted on eve of Budget

Railnews report34793550195

10 March 2021
Train operators call for ‘level playing field’ over tax

Railnews report98398144196

1 April 2021
Government proposes 10-year contract for West Coast Partnership

Railnews report59107543197

27 May 2021
HS2 Ltd accused of being HS2 Ltd accused of being ‘dishonest, misleading and inconsistent’

Railnews report40248812198

21 June 2021
Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘faces axe’, claims report

Railnews report67221666199

5 August 2021
HS2 Bill for Crewe to Manchester expected soon

Railnews report30449725200

23 August 2021
Concern grows about HS2 eastern leg

Railnews report25932402201

END OF LIST

you searched for

HS2

total documents 201

Saturday
18

201 stories

456 documents

2 documents

1 collection

2 documents

1 document