HS2 line to be delayed again with no new date given

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government has confirmed, but it did not say when the high speed railway line will begin operating.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told Parliament on Wednesday that there is “no reasonable way to deliver” the railway line on schedule and within budget.

She said a “litany of failure” had led to missed deadlines and ballooning costs which rose by £37bn between HS2 being approved in 2012 and last year.

It is the latest setback for the high-speed rail project, which has been scaled back and delayed repeatedly.

Alexander said she will…