Rail Projects

Speaking today at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he is cancelling ‘the rest of the HS2 project’ and that the line run from Birmingham Curzon Street to London Euston. Sunak promised that the...

“The Government has clearly set out its firm focus on rebalancing the economy and creating jobs, skills and talent to raise the level of productivity across the UK. HS2 is essential to delivering these wider ambitions.” “This Government is clear...

Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience and understanding today after the completion of work to renew the track inside the historic Dinmore Tunnel on the Marches line.   A planned reduced service had been operating on the line between...

Network Rail has released spectacular aerial video footage of work to realign almost 2km of track between Aylesbury and Princes Risborough stations which will allow HS2 to build new high-speed lines beneath the existing railway network. The dramatic video shows...

Former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said over the weekend that it would be “crazy” not to review plans for HS2 in light of soaring costs. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Shapps said: “It is the case that all of these...

Students from across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire were given an insight into the huge range of jobs on offer at HS2 when the high-speed rail project opened its doors to local schools and colleges on 21 and 22 September. Almost 200...

The future of HS2’s northern extension has come under scrutiny as Downing Street yesterday (Thursday 14 September) refused to confirm whether the government remained committed to extending the line to Manchester. The latest development comes after a meeting on Wednesday...

Coleshill Cricket Club in Warwickshire has officially opened its new pavilion after receiving a £74k grant from HS2’s Community & Environment Fund (CEF).  An established part of the local community since 1854, the club has catered towards local sport...

HS2 has begun assembling the project’s longest ‘green tunnel’ - designed to blend the high speed railway into the rural landscape and reduce disruption for communities around Greatworth in West Northamptonshire. Unlike a bored tunnel, the shallow one-and-a-half mile (2.7km)...

HS2 Ltd has received a Platinum advanced award from The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) as part of its Procurement Excellence Programme, one of only 17 organisations globally to achieve the accreditation at this level. Platinum, the highest...