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Cheaper ‘HS2-light’ line beyond Birmingham considered by ministers

The Times & The Sunday Times
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New line would allow trains to travel faster than the present West Coast mainline.

Supporters of the plan say it would be up to 40 per cent cheaper to build than the previous HS2 link.

Final decision will have to wait for the government’s three-year spending review due in spring .

It is expected that the decision to build the central London station will be made around the budget.

The two tunnel-boring machines needed to complete the 4.5-mile leg from Old Oak Common to Euston will be delivered in full by the middle of this month .

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English

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