HS2
HS2 is a new high speed railway linking up London, the Midlands, the North and Scotland serving over 25 stations, including eight of Britain’s 10 largest cities and connecting around 30 million people.
The construction of the new railway is split into three phases – Phase One linking London and the West Midlands; Phase 2a linking the West Midlands and the North via Crewe; and Phase 2b completing the railway to Manchester and Leeds.
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HS2 reveals first completed sections of Curzon Street station viaduct
HS2 has released new images of the first completed sections of the landmark viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street station
The completed sections mark the next step on the programme to build a series...
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HS2 moves 1,100-tonne viaduct in weekend operation
HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire.
The 158-metre-long structure was moved into place in 13 hours using a specialist push-pull jacking...
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HS2 begins foundation works for key A43 bridge
HS2 has begun foundation works for a key bridge that will take a major A road over the new high-speed railway just outside Brackley, after successfully completing the temporarily realignment of both carriageways.
The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley...
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The Northolt Four! New tunnelling machine joins three others digging high-speed line under London
Construction of the new HS2 line has hit another major milestone with the launch of the fourth – and final – machine being used to build the giant Northolt Tunnel beneath the capital.
The 8.4-mile tunnel will run from Victoria...
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Planning approval granted for final key West Midlands structures bringing HS2 into Birmingham
The final two major structures being built to bring HS2 into Birmingham have been approved by local councils - marking another significant milestone for the project.
Approval has been granted for the design of two new viaducts, meaning eight “Key...
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HS2 urges jobseekers to sign up for thousand new training opportunities
Jobseekers living near the HS2 route will benefit from 1,000 new training opportunities from this week thanks to funding secured by one of the project’s key subcontractors.
More than 600 people have already passed through the three dedicated plant training...
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Twenty first and eighteenth centuries meet as HS2 traverses Grand Union Canal
New photographs and video published today show the meeting of two engineering landmarks – as the UK’s longest railway bridge crosses the country’s longest canal.
Images show the most recently-completed section of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct after deck segments were laid to span...
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Planning approval received for HS2’s Burton green tunnel
HS2 has received Schedule 17 planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green.
The designs respond to community feedback, focusing on bigger and better green spaces around the railway, following public...
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Last HS2 tunnel boring machine in the West Midlands begins dig towards Birmingham
On Tuesday 5 March, HS2 launched the last tunnel boring machine (TBM) to dig tunnels for the new high speed railway in the West Midlands.
The 125-metres-long TBM has started on its journey to dig the second bore of HS2’s...
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Million tonne milestone for HS2’s Quainton freight trains
A small railhead near Quainton has helped HS2 take the equivalent of 101,000 HGV movements off local roads across Bucks, Oxfordshire and West Northants, it is revealed today.
The company building Britain’s new high-speed railway confirmed that its construction hub...
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New trains named after Wrexham Football Hollywood stars
Transport for Wales has named two new trains after the home cities of Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds...
