Rail Projects

HS2 thas completed the last section of earthworks that will carry East West Rail (EWR) services between Oxford and Cambridge over the new high-speed line, near the village of Calvert in Buckinghamshire. To reduce disruption for the community and speed...

HS2 has released new images showing construction progress as work ramps up on the 300 metre-long viaduct that will bring high-speed trains into Birmingham's Curzon Street Station. Over 2,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured to create the first...

Network Rail has achieved a significant milestone on the £63.3 million Glasgow-Barrhead electrification project with the first electric test train running on the route. The train (a Class 380) successfully completed test runs from between 15mph up to 75mph along...

The construction of HS2’s longest tunnels - stretching for 10 miles under the Chilterns - passed a key milestone this week with mining completed for 19 out of 38 emergency cross-passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels. Once complete, the...

HS2 Ltd has handed over the keys to the new Euston Skills Centre to Camden Council. Situated in the construction accommodation building on the site of the old Maria Fidelis School. The new facility will support HS2’s strategic legacy...

The number of people in jobs, supporting HS2’s construction, has hit a record high. Data released on 13 November confirms over 30,000 people are now helping to build the new high speed network linking the UK’s first and second...

New figures show that thousands of UK businesses have won contracts to support the high-speed line's construction. Latest quarterly data shows that over £11.5 billion worth of tier two contracts have been awarded by HS2’s construction partners to businesses...

HS2 Ltd has become the first infrastructure company to be awarded the ‘Inclusive Environments Recognition’ certification at organisational level by the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The award acknowledges five years of work, led by HS2 Ltd and companies within its...

HS2 Limited has welcomed 40 graduates and 19 apprentices – the largest cohort of future talent to join the company since operations began in 2009. The new intake forms part of the 2,000 apprenticeships set to be created across the...

A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank. The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands Balfour...