HS2 will run to London Euston after chancellor commits to funding

Rachel Reeves committed to funding that would see the new railway terminate at Euston station.

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00:00HS2 trains will be able to run all the way to Euston after the Chancellor Rachel Reeves

00:06committed to funding tunnelling work to central London. She said the government would get

00:11a grip on HS2 between London and Birmingham and guarantee funds to start work on the 4.5

00:18mile twin bore tunnel from Old Oak Common station in west London to Euston. Reeves did

00:25not specify the level of public funding the tunnelling would receive but it has previously

00:30been estimated at around £1 billion. Reeves said in her budget speech that the Transport

00:37Secretary Louise Hay had set out a plan of how to get a grip of HS2. The Chancellor said

00:43today we are securing delivery of the project between Old Oak Common and Birmingham and

00:48we are committing the funding required to begin tunnelling work to London Euston station.

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