C1292 字1:55新闻报道美国腔发布于 2026年5月19日 · 更新于 2026年5月19日

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The British government has conceded that the HS2 high-speed railway, the nation's most ambitious infrastructure project in decades, could ultimately cost taxpayers up to £102.7 billion.

英国政府已承认，作为该国数十年来最雄心勃勃的基础设施项目，英国高速铁路2号最终可能耗费纳税人高达 1027 亿英镑。

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander revealed the updated figures following a comprehensive fifteen-month review, acknowledging that the project now exceeds its original budget by approximately £70 billion.

交通大臣海蒂·亚历山大在进行了为期十五个月的全面审查后，公布了更新后的数据，并承认该项目目前的支出已超出原始预算约 700 亿英镑。

Had the previous administration exercised greater fiscal oversight, such staggering cost overruns might have been substantially mitigated.

若前任政府曾行使更严格的财政监督，如此惊人的成本超支或许就能大幅减轻。

According to the revised timeline, the first trains between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street will not commence operations until between 2036 and 2039.

根据修订后的时间表，往返于西伦敦的老橡树公地与伯明翰柯曾街之间的首班列车，要到 2036 年至 2039 年之间才会开始运营。

The full railway, extending from London Euston to join the west coast mainline in Staffordshire, is projected to reach completion no earlier than 2043.

整条铁路从伦敦尤斯顿延伸至斯塔福德郡与西海岸主线汇合，预计最快要到 2043 年才能完工。

This represents a delay of thirteen years compared with the original schedule, raising profound questions about government accountability in managing large-scale transport policy.

这代表与原定日程相比延迟了十三年，引发了关于政府在管理大规模运输政策中问责制度的深刻质疑。

Alexander attributed the budget escalation primarily to failures under the previous Conservative administration, characterising the project as the world's most expensive slow-motion catastrophe.

亚历山大将预算攀升主要归咎于前任保守党政府的失败，并将该项目描述为世界上最昂贵的慢动作灾难。

She emphasised that only a third of the increased expenditure resulted from inflation, while the remaining two-thirds stemmed from works omitted from original plans, systematic underestimates, and inefficient delivery.

亚历山大强调，增加的支出中只有三分之一是由通货膨胀造成的，而其余的三分之二则源于原始计划中遗漏的工程、系统性的低估以及效率低下的交付。

Not only were critical components overlooked during initial planning, but vast sums were also reportedly spent without laying substantial track.

不仅关键组件在最初规划期间被忽视，据报道，在尚未铺设实质轨道的情况下，就已经耗费了巨额资金。

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The revised estimates, described as the first official economic analysis of HS2's budget in 2026 prices, emerged from a review led by Mark Wild, the chief executive of HS2 Limited.

这些经过修正的估算数据，被描述为首份以 2026 年价格计算的英国高速铁路2号预算官方经济分析，源于一项由 HS2 有限公司首席执行官马克·怀尔德所领导的审查。

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Alexander argued that these forecasts were built on solid foundations with credible ranges, distinguishing them from previous projections that had consistently proven unreliable.

亚历山大主张，这些预测是建立在稳固的基础与可靠的范围之上，使其有别于以往一再证明为不可靠的预测。

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Were the government to abandon the project entirely at this stage, the sunk costs would nonetheless represent an enormous burden on public finances.

如果政府在这一阶段完全放弃该项目，沉没成本仍将对公共财政造成巨大负担。

HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits政府承认HS2项目开支或升至1020亿英镑，首班列车延至2039年

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