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Following a deal worth up to £570 million, Mace Dragados…
Following a deal worth up to £570 million, Mace Dragados will work with HS2 Ltd in two stages to build the new Birmingham Curzon Street station.
Figures have shown that the UK rail freight network will…
Figures have shown that the UK rail freight network will play a vital role during Christmas 2020, with freight trains transporting more than 1.6 million tonnes of intermodal goods on almost 3,700 trains in November 2020 alone.
HS2 will offer some of the lowest carbon emissions per…
HS2 will offer some of the lowest carbon emissions per passenger kilometre - seven times less than passenger cars and 17 times less than domestic air travel.
The two 170m-long TBMs – the largest ever used on…
The two 170m-long TBMs – the largest ever used on a UK rail project - will start to be assembled on site ready to begin digging the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels.
The new contract opportunities will provide thousands of businesses and…
The new contract opportunities will provide thousands of businesses and their employees with guaranteed incomes, and help the country’s economic recovery, stated HS2 Ltd's CEO, Mark Thurston.
HS2 Ltd has announced the formal start of construction on…
HS2 Ltd has announced the formal start of construction on Britain's new high-speed rail project, highlighting the large number of jobs the project will be recruiting for in the coming months and years.
Named Florence and Cecilia, the two Tunnel Boring Machines have…
Named Florence and Cecilia, the two Tunnel Boring Machines have been completed in Germany and are now ready to be shipped to the UK to begin the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnel excavation.
HS2 Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP has launched a major social…
HS2 Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP has launched a major social legacy programme to be delivered by HS2 London contractors SCS called 'Empowering Communities', intended to benefit communities along the final part of the HS2 route into London.
As the beginning of major construction work moves closer, HS2…
As the beginning of major construction work moves closer, HS2 has announced that it has begun recruiting for hundreds of new jobs across the entire high-speed rail project.
On World Environment Day 2020, the CEO of HS2 has…
On World Environment Day 2020, the CEO of HS2 has highlighted the huge scale of ecological and landscape work being carried out on the entire project.
The images follow the opening of a public vote to…
The images follow the opening of a public vote to pick the names for the first two of 10 tunnel boring machines prior to manufacturing.
HS2 Ltd, the company responsible for developing the UK's new…
HS2 Ltd, the company responsible for developing the UK's new high-speed rail network, is asking the UK public to choose the names for the project's first two giant tunnel boring machines.
Issuing the Notice to Proceed to the four Main Works…
Issuing the Notice to Proceed to the four Main Works Civils Contractors is the next significant step of Phase One of Britain’s HS2 project.
The service will run every three minutes, gets to Birmingham…
The service will run every three minutes, gets to Birmingham Airport in six minutes and provides transport for 2,100 passengers per hour.
A Mace/Dragados team will deliver a new landmark station that…
A Mace/Dragados team will deliver a new landmark station that will be the London gateway to HS2, setting new standards for design, construction and operation.
