HS2 Service Start Date Set for Another Delay

The HS2 debacle has been a rolling disaster, with Phase 2—the leg from the West Midlands to Manchester— axed in 2023. Even so, the government insisted Phase 1 would stay on track, with services expected to run between 2029 and 2033, (with the optimistic target date being 2030) between Old Oak Common and Birmingham Curzon Street.[…] Read the rest