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First HS2 trains won’t run until 2036 after costs balloon to £107,000,000,000
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize The HS2 saga continues after the government confirmed that the project will be delayed again, while projected costs have increased.
- The high-speed railway has been designed to make rail journeys quicker and smoother between London and destinations in the West Midlands, and originally, the North.
- But it has been plagued by delays, cost issues and the scrapping of the northern leg.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize The HS2 saga continues after the government confirmed that the project will be delayed again, while projected costs have increased.
The high-speed railway has been designed to make rail journeys quicker and smoother between London and destinations in the West Midlands, and originally, the North.
But it has been plagued by delays, cost issues and the scrapping of the northern leg.
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