HS2 admits it got its numbers wrong as Birmingham train depot let at more than three times original £250m budget

By Dave Rogers2026-05-11T05:00:00

Source: HS2 Ltd

Revised price tag of £856m means cost of Washwood Heath scheme has gone up by nearly 250%

HS2 has admitted it got its numbers wrong for what a new train depot and control centre on the outskirts of Birmingham would cost with the job at Washwood Heath now set to be £856m – more than three times its original budget.

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