Major Projects - Page 27

Conservatives promise £100 billion investment to "transport the UK's infrastructure" - but no firm backing for HS2

Avanti brand launched for West Coast Partnership

"With HS2 trains able to carry over 300,000 people per day, the shift in traffic will release capacity on existing lines which can be used for freight" - FTA

Building Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 would create a "rail revolution for the North" - Transport for the North's Chief Executive

"The decision to review the project at this late stage has led to uncertainty across the construction supply chain across the UK" - John Smith on HS2

Plans for Paddington's low-level Elizabeth Line services unveiled as testing takes place at new station

"The North is not going to stand for cancelling HS2" - Northern Powerhouse Partnership Director Henri Murison

ORR says renewals charges on HS1 should be £12 million less than proposed by the line's operator

Crossrail to start serving Reading later this year

73 stations set to benefit from HS2 including 54 with no direct link to new railway.