Alstom and Hitachi Rail have today confirmed that the Hitachi-Alstom High Speed (HAH-S) 50/50 joint venture has signed contracts with High Speed Two (HS2)...
Transport minister Grant Shapps said the scheme would not be delivered at the original budget of 62.4 billion pounds but would instead cost 81-88 billion pounds
The project has faced criticism over its cost and if it would be better to spend money on boosting the number of trains on conventional services rather than by building a new high-speed connection.