THE Government dealt a major blow to the HS2 project on March 9, when it announced that Euston would not be reached until 2041 – almost two decades from now – and that Old Oak Common would become the ‘temporary’ southern terminus.
The decision to proceed with HS2 was taken at the start of January 2012, with construction organised into two phases for an initial line between London Euston and Birmingham, followed by two spurs to reach Manchester
