Here's how the high speed railway has been scaled back since its launch

Heidi Alexander will tell the Commons that delivering the beleaguered high-speed rail project may cost triple the £32.7billion price tag it was originally given in 2011.

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Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’

Travel Correspondent Simon Calder assesses the latest stage of this disastrous flagship rail project

The new target opening schedule for HS2 is between May 2036 and October 2039

Here's how the high speed railway has been scaled back since its launch