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HS2 awards contract for critical tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical systems

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December 5, 2024
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HS2 has awarded a major contract worth £400m to the infrastructure solutions company Costain to deliver mechanical and electrical systems for HS2.

Rail income growing slower than passenger numbers, report finds

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November 30, 2024
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released figures showing that train fare revenue rose more slowly that passenger journey numbers between April 2023 and March 2024, that government funding to the industry is falling, and that train operating compa…

Contract winners announced by HS2

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November 28, 2024
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HS2 have announced which companies will deliver which assets to get the railway up and running

Construction of HS2 ‘green tunnel’ reaches halfway mark

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November 16, 2024
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Construction of a 700-metre-long ‘green tunnel’ being constructed for HS2 in Warwickshire has now reached the halfway stage.

Buckinghamshire road reopens after HS2 work

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November 5, 2024
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HS2 opens second new road bridge near Aylesbury

Work begins to take HS2 under A38 near Lichfield

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October 24, 2024
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HS2 have started foundation work on the Rykneld Street bridge.

WATCH: Work starts on another HS2 viaduct in Northamptonshire

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October 22, 2024
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Every major part for the HS2 Edgcote Viaduct will be manufactured off site to reduce its carbon footprint and simplify construction.

Train builder involves user groups in designing HS2 trains

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October 22, 2024
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To ensure that HS2 trains HS2 meet the needs of passengers and staff, a range of customer groups have been experiencing wooden mock-ups of them..

Measures announced to ‘get a grip’ on HS2 costs

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October 20, 2024
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Louise Haig, Transport Secretary, has announced measures to get HS2 back on track.

Foundations work starts on new Birmingham HS2 rail hub

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October 17, 2024
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A team of 80 people have begun installing the 2,000 concrete columns that will form the foundations of Birmingham‘s Curzon Street Station. This is a…