HS2 to be completed as far as Crewe by 2027 under revised plans

Government confirms plan to extend first phase of £55.7bn high-speed rail project to increase the benefit to the northHS2 will be built as far as Crewe by 2027, the government has confirmed, to increase the benefit to the north six years before the full £55.7bn high-speed rail network is completed.A government paper published on Monday endorsed revised plans drawn up by David Higgins, the chairman of HS2, to continue building to take in a major new rail hub at Crewe in the first phas