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High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway in the United Kingdom. Some sections of the railway are under construction, while other sections are awaiting approval. At 345 miles long, the new high-speed track will connect the city centres of London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
When complete, HS2 will be the backbone of Britain’s transport network – helping to bridge the north-south divide. HS2 will free up space on the UK’s already congested rail lines, relieving overcrowding and improving reliability for millions of people using Britain’s railways.
14 March 2014 | By The Rail Delivery Group
Rail industry leaders set out five key priorities to ensure HS2 becomes the backbone of a growing railway, maximising the benefits to the country...
13 January 2014 | By HS2 Ltd
The college, will deliver the specialised training and qualifications needed for high speed rail...
UK & Ireland Profile; France; Signalling & Telecommunications; Bogies; Noise & Vibrations; Interoperability; and much more..
4 December 2013 | By Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, UK
It is 20 years since Britain’s railways were privatised. At the time it was seen as a risky move, even though the network had grown increasingly unreliable and inefficient under state operator British Rail. Responsibility for tracks and trains was split, and private companies were invited to bid for regional…
4 December 2013 | By Rupert Walker, Head of High-Speed Rail Development, Network Rail
Britain’s railways are booming. Last year, more than 1.5 billion journeys were made by train and the network moved around 100 million tonnes of goods. But railways do much more than just move people and freight; they connect homes and workplaces, businesses with markets, they create jobs, stimulate trade and…
15 November 2013 | By Department for Transport
HS2 is set to play a key role in job creation, regeneration and development...
29 October 2013 | By Department for Transport
Britain cannot meet its future transport needs without HS2, according to new evidence published by the Government today...
In this High-Speed supplement: The potential of high-speed rail: CER’s perspective; Thalys: a model of highspeed mobility; HS2: building a connected Britain; Putting into service the Albacete to Alicante high-speed section...
25 September 2013 | By The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK - CILT(UK)
‘We support the HS2 project’, shadow rail minister Lilian Greenwood MP told the CILT(UK) fringe meeting...
6 September 2013 | By Centro
HS2 will deliver 50,000 jobs to the West Midlands and growth of £4bn per year in the region’s economic output...
6 September 2013 | By Department for Transport (DfT)
Growth Taskforce members are meeting in Birmingham to share expertise...
6 August 2013 | By Network Rail
Over 100 towns and cities on Britain’s existing railway lines could benefit from quicker, more frequent journeys and better connections...
2 August 2013 | By Centro
Geoff Inskip says the case for increased capacity and the need for HS2 is underpinned by demand for rail as journeys rose by 14 per cent in a year in the West Midlands...
31 July 2013 | By Department for Transport
A skilled team, including Sir Howard Bernstein and Sir Albert Bore, are joining the HS2 Growth Taskforce...
24 July 2013 | By Centro
Transport boss Geoff Inskip says now is the time to work together and press on with HS2...
