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T-Level students jump straight into civil engineering careers on HS2

Three Walsall College students are striding straight into new careers on Europe’s biggest infrastructure project – HS2 - after securing the results they needed in their Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning T-Level. As part of their studies, Jemma Lahert-Cotterill,...

HS2 completes first giant pier for Water Orton Viaducts

HS2 has completed the first of 32 giant piers for the first Water Orton Viaduct as work ramps up to build the Delta Junction, the project’s most complex network of structures in the West Midlands. HS2’s main works contractor for...

Help name London’s next two giant tunnel boring machines

HS2 is asking for members of the public, living in Ealing, Brent and beyond, to help it chose names for the next two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig HS2 tunnels under the capital. In early 2024, HS2 will...

HS2 removes bridge over M42 – 14 hours ahead of schedule

A team of 20 demolition experts from Solihull-based firm Armac Demolition has worked 24/7 to remove a 4,000 tonne two-span bridge over the M42 to make way for the HS2 railway in the West Midlands. The team used eight 50...

Tunnel progress as HS2’s ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach Little Missenden

HS2 today confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging HS2’s longest tunnels - have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters of the way through their 10 mile drive under the...

HS2 ‘super-hub’ station at Old Oak Common recognised as ‘outstanding’ for environmental designs

HS2’s new ‘super-hub’ station in West London, which will be the largest newly built station in the UK, is currently under construction, and has been awarded an outstanding rated score under the internationally recognised Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)...

SPOILed for choice – HS2 reveals third conveyor

HS2 today revealed a new spoil conveyor designed to take around 70,000 lorry journeys off Buckinghamshire’s roads and significantly reduce disruption for local residents during the construction of the UK’s new high speed rail line. The conveyor stretches for 1.3km...

HS2 delivers third huge bridge move in the West Midlands this month – 27 hours ahead of schedule

A team of 250 people have worked around the clock to move HS2's huge 5,600 tonne bridge into place under the Coventry to Leamington Spa railway in Warwickshire. The operation to slide the 22 metres long and 11 metres...

HS2 Ltd becomes first UK company to secure and retain flagship equality accreditation

HS2 Ltd is the only organisation in the UK to achieve and retain a prestigious accreditation standard established to recognise exceptional commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workforce. The Clear Assured Platinum Standard, which was first achieved...

Rail regulator calls for rapid action by High Speed 1 to address missed targets

The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment of High Speed 1 (HS1) Ltd, the company managing and operating the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel, shows HS1 has missed key performance targets. Despite the company...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...