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Officials have hailed a major step in the project's construction that will see trains travel south.

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OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: Talk about unintended consequences!

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The project has proven controversial, with missed deadlines and ballooning costs cited by critics.

]]>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:01:00 +0000UKHS2, Birmingham, Infrastructure, Birmingham Curzon Street, UK railway station, high-speed rail projectHS2's station at Curzon Street in Birmingham will serve as the terminus under current plans, after the scrapping of the project's northern leg to Leeds.

]]>HS2's station at Curzon Street in Birmingham will serve as the terminus under current plans, after the scrapping of the project's northern leg to Leeds.

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Analysis by officials has shown that for every additional 1mph above lower speeds, the project's overall cost balloons by roughly £1 billion.

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The shopping centre would be removed along with surrounding buildings, including shops, restaurants and other facilities.

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The UK's longest railway bridge, a 2.1-mile viaduct crossing roads, lakes, the River Colne and Grand Union Canal northwest of London, has been completed after more than a decade of construction

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The ex-MP took to social media to share his warning to Brits about their pensions.

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The bridge stretches over 2.1 miles across three different lakes and weighs a massive 116,000 tonnes.

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EXCLUSIVE: Can Britain restore its reputation as a world leader in mega-projects or are we consigned to being a country that struggles to get anything done?

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Doubts about funding have been overcome and tunnelling work has begun.

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