UK HS2 north of Birmingham delayed for years
Sources close to the British high speed rail project HS2 have said that the project is to be delayed in an effort to cut spiralling costs. Only the section between London and Birmingham is to...Read more
HS2 tunnel progress as ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ pass Amersham
The builders of HS2, the high speed railway project in England, have confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging the project’s longest tunnels – have passed Amersham, 5-and-a-half miles into...Read more
HS2 acts on feedback over Manchester route design
HS2 Limited, the company formed to build Britain’s high speed railway line, is engaging local communities in Manchester to discuss proposed changes to its construction designs. They say the purpose is to reduce future flood...Read moreHS2 given a sporting chance with a hat-trick of enquiries
It has already been reviewed twice. Now, Britain’s high speed rail scheme is to face a third ministerial enquiry. That was this weekend’s shock news for HS2, the giant engineering project to build a new...Read more
All change again as UK Government refutes HS2 cut back claims
It is as you were, and Britain’s high speed railway project HS2 will reach London Euston after all. At least that is the view of UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who answered probing questions after a...Read more
HS2 not going to London Euston, paper reports
HS2, Britain’s new high speed rail link, faces a massive blow to the prestige of the project. Reports in the UK claim that the line will no longer reach Euston in central London and will...Read more
Mind the gap – HS2 bridges major highway
The HS2 high speed rail project in Britain is claiming a world first for their ‘bridge slide’ operation, carried out over Christmas, and over the M42 motorway in Warwickshire, in the English Midlands. Engineers claim...Read more
Greater Manchester’s Salford Central to close for six months of improvement works
Salford Central, the forgotten hub of Greater Manchester, is to be given a facelift and overhaul by Network Rail, but will close for up to six months in 2023. The work will restore some of...Read more
Sweet Caroline comes on stream for HS2’s 30,000 project workers
HS2, Britain’s high speed rail project under construction between London and the Midlands, has launched its second tunnelling machine underneath the streets of the capital. Above them, the company has announced its workforce has hit...Read more
UK transport secretary delivers high-level speech, short on low-level detail
Literally hundreds of rail-related projects to be progressed. That was the promise of Anne-Marie Trevelyan, speaking ahead of her much anticipated speech to the annual conference of the Conservative Party, on Tuesday in Birmingham. However...Read more
Giant HS2 tunnelling machine makes rare surface appearance
A night-time operation in Warwickshire in central England saw the giant cutter-head from the ‘Dorothy’ Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) move through the countryside above the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel to a new location, so that...Read more
UK mega-project Northern Powerhouse Rail back on track?
A project to connect major cities in the north of England with a dedicated high-speed railway, vastly increasing capacity for freight and passenger traffic, could be back on the agenda, but only if members of...Read more
UK businesses in Crewe to play their part in HS2 construction
A business event hosted in partnership with the local member of parliament has attracted interest from more than forty companies around Crewe. The event was set up for interested parties, seeking engagement with the HS2...Read more