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HS2 company history timeline

2009

- January 2009: Labour establishes HS2 Ltd to examine the case for a new high-speed rail line.

2012

- January 2012: Transport secretary Justine Greening announces the Government has decided to go ahead with the project, despite concerns over its cost and the environmental impact of construction.

2016

- June 2016: The National Audit Office warns HS2 is under financial strain and could be delayed by a year.

2017

- July 2017: HS2 Ltd accepts it was a "serious error" to make £1.76 million of unauthorised redundancy payments to staff.

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2002
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