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HS2 marks major earthworks milestone

Work to prepare the ground for HS2’s new Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and train maintenance depot in Washwood Heath, North Birmingham, took a giant leap forward this week, as the team passed a huge earthworks milestone. Balfour Beatty VINCI...

HS2’s £1bn boost for British businesses

Over 3,200 companies are already delivering goods and materials to help build HS2, Britain’s new railway. To enhance the prospect of even more local firms winning a share of the work, HS2 has published details of over 300 work...

HS2 Chief and Rail Minister to face Transport Committee on project’s future, cost overruns, and land sales

The Executive Chair of HS2 Ltd and Rail Minister will face questions from the Transport Committee tomorrow (Thursday 30 September). The first time since the Birmingham to Manchester legs were scrapped. Opening the session with a first panel of witnesses,...

Transpennine Route Upgrade set to commence revamp of Huddersfield Station

From the end of November, Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will commence major upgrades at Huddersfield station, bringing passengers one step closer to a sleek, modern and more accessible station. The work, which is part of a multi-billion-pound railway programme, will...

HS2 completes East-West Rail works at Calvert

HS2 thas completed the last section of earthworks that will carry East West Rail (EWR) services between Oxford and Cambridge over the new high-speed line, near the village of Calvert in Buckinghamshire. To reduce disruption for the community and speed...

New images show huge progress on HS2’s first viaduct in Birmingham

HS2 has released new images showing construction progress as work ramps up on the 300 metre-long viaduct that will bring high-speed trains into Birmingham's Curzon Street Station. Over 2,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured to create the first...

First electric train for Glasgow-Barrhead line

Network Rail has achieved a significant milestone on the £63.3 million Glasgow-Barrhead electrification project with the first electric test train running on the route. The train (a Class 380) successfully completed test runs from between 15mph up to 75mph along...

HS2: Half of Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining complete

The construction of HS2’s longest tunnels - stretching for 10 miles under the Chilterns - passed a key milestone this week with mining completed for 19 out of 38 emergency cross-passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels. Once complete, the...

HS2 hands over new Euston Skills Centre to Camden Council

HS2 Ltd has handed over the keys to the new Euston Skills Centre to Camden Council. Situated in the construction accommodation building on the site of the old Maria Fidelis School. The new facility will support HS2’s strategic legacy...

HS2’s workforce passes 30,000 milestone

The number of people in jobs, supporting HS2’s construction, has hit a record high. Data released on 13 November confirms over 30,000 people are now helping to build the new high speed network linking the UK’s first and second...

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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...