From complicated stations to environmental woes, we look at how costs skyrocketed on Britain’s high-speed rail initiative
How did the costs escalate? According to the National Audit Office reports, the forecast costs have swollen on every bit of HS2 bar the trains – mainly because fewer trains will now be bought for the high-speed network.
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