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UK Railway and Transport News<p>Passengers Reminded of Seven Day Cross City North Closure <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLwfpT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLwfpT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Aston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/BirminghamNewStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirminghamNewStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Bromsgrove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bromsgrove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Passengers Reminded of Seven Day Cross City North Closure <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLwfng" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLwfng</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirminghamNewStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirminghamNewStreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bromsgrove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bromsgrove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a></p>
Richard Michael Blaber<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/09/hs2-already-billions-over-budget-with-work-just-over-halfway-done-says-rail-boss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/09/hs2-already-billions-over-budget-with-work-just-over-halfway-done-says-rail-boss</span></a>. This great white elephant &amp; absolute environmental disaster should never have started. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> is now long overdue for completion &amp; the likely overspend is between 50-100%. It's the boss of the project saying this - not me!</p>
Steve Woods<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@alexadeswift" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexadeswift</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> is a prime example of the exceptionalism prevalent in this backward country.</p><p>Not content with building a new line to the general international design speed of 300 km/h, they opted for 360 km/h, meaning all infrastructure had to be larger/stronger and hence more expensive.</p><p>We truly do live in a world-class/world-leading country.</p><p>In stupidity.</p>
HGourlayUCL<p>I mean, if it's about the budget why are ministers still happy to bail out failed water companies and to meet ballooning costs of infrastructure projects e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.education/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> ? If infrastructure spending makes sense as an investment in the future, surely education spending makes sense too? <a href="https://mastodon.education/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Will Hook✈️ On final approach to BHX.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Aerial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aerial</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Plane?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plane</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PlaneWindow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlaneWindow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PlaneWindowView?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlaneWindowView</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/View?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#View</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Birmingham?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Birmingham</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BirminghamCityCentre?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirminghamCityCentre</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/City?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#City</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Bullring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bullring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HS2?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HS2</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CurzonStreet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CurzonStreet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HS2CurzonStreet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HS2CurzonStreet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CurzonStreetStation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CurzonStreetStation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MilleniumPoint?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilleniumPoint</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/M6?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#M6</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/M6J10?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#M6J10</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Motorway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Motorway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/M20?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#M20</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpaghettiJunction?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaghettiJunction</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/A38M?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A38M</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AstonExpressway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AstonExpressway</a>
Will HookHS2 Construction. 🚧<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Aerial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aerial</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Plane?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plane</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PlaneWindow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlaneWindow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PlaneWindowView?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlaneWindowView</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/View?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#View</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HS2?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HS2</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HighSpeed2?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HighSpeed2</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Rail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Railway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Railway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Construction?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Construction</a>
Keith Bradnam 📈<p>A long time ago I published a blog post expressing my dismay over the delays announced to the first phase of UK’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> high speed rail line that will connect London to Birmingham.</p><p>At the time, the budget had ballooned by 30% to £21.4 billion and it was forecast to be completed in 2026…the *first* phase of a UK high-speed rail network.</p><p>*12* years later and the cost is now projected to be over £66 billion, it might not be finished now until after 2033! And of course, the other phases of the network have all been scrapped.</p><p>This is to build a railway line to cover about 125 miles.</p><p><a href="https://www.keithbradnam.com/blog/2013/6/28/fly-me-to-the-moonor-maybe-just-take-a-train-to-birmingham-i.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">keithbradnam.com/blog/2013/6/2</span><span class="invisible">8/fly-me-to-the-moonor-maybe-just-take-a-train-to-birmingham-i.html</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>HS2 completes excavation of 8.4 mile tunnel under the capital <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLbJFF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLbJFF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>HS2 completes excavation of 8.4 mile tunnel under the capital <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLbJDL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLbJDL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HighSpeedRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighSpeedRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>HS2 completes three-day Northants viaduct slide <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLX3Xg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLX3Xg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>HS2 completes three-day Northants viaduct slide <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLX3Wm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLX3Wm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/IndustryNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndustryNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/RailNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RailNews</span></a></p>
NorfolkGreg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@pthane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pthane</span></a></span> <br>I tend to agree that if they'd started with all the elements north of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birmingham</span></a> the folk in the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/south" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>south</span></a> wouldn't have wanted to miss out and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> may well have been completed.</p><p>Getting just another marginally faster way of getting between <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> and Birmingham has minimal benefit so I'm inclined to support the linear park idea.</p>
Phil Thane ✅<p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/hs2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hs2</span></a> might have worked if they had started in Leeds and Manchester, met in Birmingham and then carried on southwards. And kept the speed sensible. Starting in London with the intention of building the best, fastest railway in Europe was doomed to fail. Now it should be abandoned, the site covered in trees and turned into a linear park so one can walk/cycle* from Birmingham to London.<br>* Also, skate, skateboard, use a wheelchair, mobility scooter...</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Andy Davey @DaveyCartoons HS2 delayed again. The current schedule is declared undeliverable and when the line does open, it may initially have to run at slower speeds @Telegraph <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Opinion | The Guardian US<p>How bad is the HS2 fiasco now? So bad it's time to listen to Nigel Farage | Simon Jenkins <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/19/hs2-nigel-farage-labour-high-speed-rail" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jun/19/hs2-nigel-farage-labour-high-speed-rail</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Railtransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Railtransport</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a></p>
UK Railway and Transport News<p>Mike Brown announced as chair of HS2 Ltd as Transport Secretary reveals project reset <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLRjyn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLRjyn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/People" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>People</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.london/tags/PeopleMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleMoves</span></a></p>
Railpage<p>Mike Brown announced as chair of HS2 Ltd as Transport Secretary reveals project reset <a href="http://dlvr.it/TLRjyT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dlvr.it/TLRjyT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/People" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>People</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleMoves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleMoves</span></a></p>
Birmingham<p>Explained: What HS2 update means for Birmingham City Sports Quarter</p><p>The Government has announced that the HS2 project has been delayed beyond the intended opening date of 2033An…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birmingham</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BirminghamCityFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirminghamCityFC</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KnightheadCapitalManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnightheadCapitalManagement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TomWagner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomWagner</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/196003/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/196003/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Birmingham<p>Shocking HS2 failures slammed by Chancellor as Birmingham to London line pushed back ‘years’</p><p>Transport secretary Heidi Alexander and Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledge to get project ‘on track’ but no opening until…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Birmingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birmingham</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HS2</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/195833/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/195833/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>