HS2 chief confirms cutting trains' speed is being looked at to save project money

By Will Ing2019-01-14T13:10:00

But Mark Thurston tells Tory MP he is working to the original budget and timeline

HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston has suggested a trio measures to cut costs and save time on the £56bn train line despite insisting his corporation is working to the original cost and scope.

Thurston said trains could come less frequently, ballast track could be used instead of the proposed slab track and, as Building first reported last month, that the max train speeds could be reduced by 50km/h.

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