Latest HS2 News
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Construction of HS2’s Old Oak Common Station Box Begins
Work on HS2’s Old Oak Common 850-metre-long station box has begun. The reinforced concrete structure will form the station's frame and base.
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The Integrated Rail Plan: A Disaster for Rail, Passengers and the Environment
The Integrated Rail Plan published today, 18 November 2021, announces a huge slash in new railway lines being built in England.
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HS2 Announces Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner Shortlist
HS2 has published a shortlist of bidders for the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner contract. The winner will be announced next summer.
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To Build or Not to Build? The Uncertain Future of HS2's Eastern Leg
In this month's column, Jonn Elledge muses on the future of HS2's eastern leg and the political tug of war taking place behind the scenes.
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HS2 Tunnel Boring Machine Completes First Mile Under the Chilterns
HS2 tunnel boring machine ‘Florence’ has passed the one mile mark, cutting through a mix of chalk and flint beneath the Chiltern hills.
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Bidders Invited to Tender for HS2 Phase 2a Advanced Civil Works
HS2 has invited six bidders to tender for a major two-part enabling works contract for its recently approved Phase 2a section.
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HS2 Hits 20,000 Job Landmark One Year After Construction Begins
One year on from the start of phase one's construction, HS2 has announced that 20,000 people are now working on the high-speed rail project.
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HS2 Train Depot and Network Control Centre Builder Shortlist Announced
HS2 has confirmed the shortlist of bidders to build its control centre and rolling stock maintenance depot.
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HS2 Ltd Releases Revised Camden Headhouse Images
HS2 Ltd has published revised images of the Adelaide Road headhouse in Camden, after changes were made to the design.
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HS2 Unveils Designs for Final Chiltern Tunnel Headhouse
Images of HS2’s Chesham Road rural headhouse, which will provide emergency access to the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnel, has been unveiled.
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HS2 Ltd Shortlists Bidders to Build Interchange Station
The companies shortlisted to build HS2's Interchange Station in Solihull have been named by HS2 Ltd. The contract is to be awarded in 2022.
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Leaders from Yorkshire and the North East Call on UK Government to Commit to Completing HS2 in Full
Leaders from across Yorkshire and the North East of England have contributed to a report demonstrating the importance of HS2's Eastern Leg.
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HS2’s First London Tunnel Segment Contract Awarded to Pacadar UK
SCS JV has signed the first of two contracts for the production of tunnel segments that will be used to construct HS2’s London tunnels.
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UK First: HS2 to Undertake 3D Concrete Printing on Site
In a UK first, on-site 3D reinforced concrete printing will be deployed by HS2's London tunnels contractor SCS JV.
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Excavation for First of Five HS2 Chiltern Tunnel Vent Shafts Begins
Excavation of the vent shaft at Chalfont St Peter has begun in Buckinghamshire. It is the first of five on the HS2 Chiltern tunnels section.
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HS2 Designers Cut Carbon with New Viaduct Design
HS2 designers are set to more than halve the amount of embedded carbon used in one of the high-speed rail project’s viaducts.
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HS2 Begins Search for Phase 2b Ground Investigation Contractors
HS2 has begun its search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors for the western leg of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.
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HS2 Launches Second Giant Tunnelling Machine - Cecilia
HS2 has launched Cecilia, the second of two 2,000t tunnelling machines that will excavate ten-mile-long tunnels beneath the Chiltern Hills.
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HS2 Starts Permanent Works on Old Oak Common Station
Permanent works on HS2's Old Oak Common station have got under way today with phase 1 seeing the construction of a 750,000m3 underground box…
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HS2 Colne Valley Western Slopes Project Gets Green Light
HS2 has obtained approval for a scheme that will use excavated material to create new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland.
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HS2 Launches Search for Interchange Station Construction Partner
HS2 begins search for a construction partner to build Interchange Station. This will be at the centre of the new high speed rail network.
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HS2 Reveals New Piling Technique
HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry.
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HS2 Launches First Giant Tunnelling Machine
HS2 has deployed the first of 10 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used during phase one of the UK’s new high speed railway.
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Mace and Dragados Wins HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street Station Contract
HS2 has confirmed that a team made up of Mace and Dragados will build Birmingham’s new city centre high speed railway station.