Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 22-26 August 2022.
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High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is a public company, owned entirely by the the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT), and it is the company building Britain’s new high-speed railway. Here follows our content related to this HS2 project.
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 22-26 August 2022.
HS2 has completed the first of thirty-eight underground connections between the northbound and southbound tunnels under the Chilterns.
HS2’s annual Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion report has shown that the number of female and BAME employees working on the project exceeds industry averages.
As HS2 continue work at Euston, a huge new tunnel has been unveiled which will house a new Taction Substation.
A TBM in Warwickshire has become the first on the HS2 project to complete its full journey underground.
Designed to handle the pressure waves created by high-speed trains passing underneath, the new HS2 lightweight bridges will improve the experience of people crossing the railway.
Network Rail have launched a new taskforce led by independent experts to offer recommendations on how rail can develop its approach to resilience during hot weather.
HS2 have taken the equivalent of 100,096 HGV journeys off Britain’s roads and cut 11,399 tonnes of carbon emissions.
HS2 have announced the winner of the Interchange Station contract, which is worth up to £370 million.
HS2 have updated designs at Streethay near Lichfield to cut carbon emissions, with 80 per cent less concrete now being used in the project.
HS2 have been given planning permission for two viaducts which will take the railway into Curzon Street Station in Birmingham’s city centre.
HS2’s infrastructure has been designed to include technology which will offer passengers seamless mobile connectivity.
HS2’s ‘green tunnels’ will, when completed, be covered by earth, trees, and shrubs to fit in with the surrounding countryside.
The RIA, the Rail Freight Group and the High Speed Rail Group have united in condemning the UK Government’s plans to remove the Golborne Link from HS2.
HS2 stations will be developed using AI to create a stress-free passenger experience of the future as part of a collaborative project led by OpenSpace Group.