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HS2 is over budget and behind schedule because its complexity and risks were under-estimated, according to the Whitehall spending watchdog.

After warnings for the bosses of HS2 from the Wildlife Trusts last time out, this week a leaked government review has revealed HS2 could cost up to £106bn.

Workers on South Western Railway have voted to continue taking strike action in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.

Unrestored Collett ‘Castle’ No. 7027 Thornbury Castle is to be restored for operation at the Great Central Railway (GCR) following its sale to a private buyer by Jonathan Jones-Pratt.

A new railcard offering discounted train tickets for military veterans will be launched later this year, the government has announced.

South Western Railway finances indicate the franchise is “not sustainable in the long term”, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Network Rail is being investigated over its poor performance on routes used by train operators Northern and TransPennine Express.

HS2 could cost up to £106 billion, according to a widely leaked Government review.