Boris Johnson reiterates promise to bring HS2 to Leeds
UK prime minister Boris Johnson over the weekend reiterated his earlier promise to bring HS2 trains to Leeds. In comments to a local newspaper, the PM said is was a matter of “when, not if”.Read more
First stage of excavating the HS2 Chiltern tunnels completed
Two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) excavating HS2’s longest tunnel have completed the first stage. The first section from the Chiltern tunnel’s south portal to the first ventilation shaft are finished.Read more
HS2 unveils updated designs for London Euston station
HS2 on Wednesday published new images of the future London Euston station. The updated designs are a marked departure from the ones first released in 2015, as the station can now be built in a...Read more
Major HS2 construction packages up for grabs this month
The joint venture between construction firms Mace and Dragados, HS2’s construction partner for London’s Euston station, will be inviting bids on construction packages with a combined value of more than 500 million pounds (598 million...Read more
Northern mayors call on UK govt to reassess Integrated Rail Plan
The mayors of Greater Manchester, the Liverpool City Region, West Yorkshire, North of Tyne and South Yorkshire have put out a joint statement, calling on the government to start a new assessment process of the...Read more
HS2’s next stop will be Manchester
Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail project will be debated in parliament shortly. A proposal has been laid before the House of Commons, the start of the official procedure for finalising the project into an Act of...Read moreHitachi/Alstom to build 52 high speed trains for HS2
The HS2 project organization has announced that the Hitachi/Alstom JV consortium has been awarded the contract for the construction of 54 new high-speed trains. The contracts are worth approximately two billion British pounds (2.6 billion...Read more
North of England the big loser in cancellation of HS2 plans
The worst kept secret in Britain is finally out. The high speed rail network, planned for the north east of England is officially scrapped. The transport secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to the House...Read more
Eastern leg HS2 to Leeds to be cancelled
The extension of the HS2 high-speed line from the Midlands and Leeds will be scrapped. Sources in in the government have said this to the BBC.Read more
HS2 to Yorkshire could be axed
The UK high speed rail network may never reach the north of England. A widely-reported leak from a source close to the UK government says that the HS2 project may never get beyond Manchester, and...Read more
HS2 joins with Digital Catapult for 5G and machine learning
UK’s High-Speed 2 joins forces with Digital Catapult, a leading UK digital technology innovation centre. As part of a three-year agreement, HS2 will draw on Digital Catapult’s expertise to make use of the potential of...Read more
HS2 launches tender for systems enabling remote monitoring
HS2 launched a tender on Monday to deliver the Engineering Management System (EMS) for the new UK high-speed railway. The system will enable remote supervisory control of railway assets and provide real-time data. The contract...Read more
HS2 reveals first images of tunnel construction site in Warwickshire
The project organisation of the high speed project HS2 has revealed the first few images of the construction site in Warwickshire, England. This part of the project is considered one of the largest and it...Read more