HS2: ministers to cut services and speeds to drive down costs, reports say

Number of trains could be cut from from 18 to 10 an hour and maximum speed of 360 km/h (224 mph) may be reduced

Ministers are planning on cutting HS2 services and train speeds in an attempt to drive down the cost of the heavily delayed project, it has been reported.

The government is said to be considering cutting the number of trains from 18 to 10 an hour and reducing the trains' maximum speeds.