{"id":254223,"date":"2025-06-19T03:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hs2-railway-plans-delayed-again-what-went-wrong-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T03:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:04:33","slug":"hs2-railway-plans-delayed-again-what-went-wrong-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hs2-railway-plans-delayed-again-what-went-wrong-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 railway plans delayed again: What went wrong? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/m9P70oL2vrk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"HS2 railway plans delayed again: What went wrong? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m9P70oL2vrk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A minister has pledged to \u201csort out\u201d the \u201cappalling mess\u201d of HS2 and confirmed the railway\u2019s opening will be further delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Commons there is \u201cno route\u201d to meet the target date of having HS2 services running by 2033.<\/p>\n<p>The project has suffered repeated delays and soaring costs despite being scaled back.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News speaks to rail expert Christian Wolmar about why this keeps happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A minister has pledged to \u201csort out\u201d the \u201cappalling mess\u201d of HS2 and confirmed the railway\u2019s opening will be further delayed. 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