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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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...
High Speed Rail
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...
High Speed Rail
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...
High Speed Rail
HS2’s TBM ‘Florence’ breaks through at end of longest tunnel
HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine broke through yesterday (28 February) at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the ambitious new rail project.
The enormous 2,000 tonne Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named...
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HS2 launches third giant tunnelling machine under capital
HS2’s London tunnels programme passed a major milestone as the third tunnel boring machine (TBM) being used as part of the project was launched.
TBM Emily, named after Emily Sophia Taylor who helped establish the Perivale Maternity Hospital in 1937...
High Speed Rail
HS2 contractors demolish M42 bridge
Contractors working for HS2 have removed a 4,000 tonne bridge over the M42 to make way for the construction of the new high speed line across the motorway near the Interchange Station construction site in Solihull.
A team of 20...
High Speed Rail
New Euston Skills Centre officially open after being completed by HS2 team
A new centre built to upskill communities living close to HS2's Euston station site has been officially opened in a ceremony attended by the Rail Minister, Huw Merriman MP. The Euston Skills Centre, which opened its doors to students...
High Speed Rail
Public invited to give feedback on HS2’s Euston Portal headhouse design
HS2 is inviting the local community in Camden, and the wider public, to give feedback on newly published designs for the Euston Portal headhouse.
HS2’s London tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS JV), will build eight headhouses in...
High Speed Rail
Small businesses win big with £millions more HS2 orders
Britain’s biggest construction project, HS2, is helping the UK’s small business community to thrive. New figures show HS2’s civils contractors doubled their total spend with SMEs – companies with 250 or fewer employees - in 2022/23 when compared to...
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Shortlist announced to supply and operate HS2’s mass transit system at Interchange Station
HS2 Ltd today (31 January 2024) confirmed the shortlisted bidders to operate and maintain the assets required for the new mass transit system at Interchange station in Solihull.
The contracts will require the winning bidder to work with HS2 Ltd...
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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...