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Decision comes month after west coast rail operator was awarded long-term contract following services improvement
Miami-based infrastructure investor plans to invest over €2bn in transport operator with strong UK presence
‘Catastrophic’ problems at freight company mirror those of stricken Eskom power monopoly
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes bold attempt to lure container traffic
From relocating Manchester to ‘illustrative’ new schemes, the replacement for HS2’s northern leg is pure improvisation
International transport group with strong UK presence being pursued by investor I Squared
Increase comes after UK government axed rest of line to Manchester in bid to save £36bn
Rishi Sunak promised major new investments as he slashed back HS2. But the UK rail industry is fearful of the future
Announcement may ‘land badly’ with electorate as UK government shifts focus to new local schemes
The Labour leader said on Thursday he cannot commit to reversing Rishi Sunak’s cut to the northern leg of HS2
Group’s shaky finances fuel talk of a fundraising which management denials cannot completely dispel
Even in countries bigger than England, high-speed rail is often a vanity project that escapes public scrutiny
The £36bn saved from cancelling the northern leg is meant to fund smaller transport schemes
Rishi Sunak to announce decision on high speed rail line in his Conservative conference speech
UK chancellor argued successfully for a Euston terminus as Rishi Sunak prepares to axe the route’s northern leg
PM set to announce the scaling back of the flagship UK infrastructure project in Tory conference speech
Cancelling Manchester leg would reduce connectivity gains needed to justify the project
Walkout at 16 train operators on Wednesday expected to close almost all of network
PM set to use Conservative party conference to announce axing of project’s northern leg
Transnet predicted to become ‘next Eskom’ as problems pile up at state transport group
Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route
Dropping a chunk of HS2 would undermine the country as a place to do business
For decades, the council has failed to return light rail to the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system
Tory and Labour politicians, and business groups, criticise reports that flagship rail project will be cut back
Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times
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