Passengers are being advised to plan ahead of the August bank holiday weekend as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect rail services between Birmingham New Street, Derby, and Nuneaton. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, there will be major changes to CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway […]
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August bank holiday engineering work to affect CrossCountry services
Passengers are being advised to plan ahead of the August bank holiday weekend as major HS2 construction work in Birmingham will affect rail services between Birmingham New Street, Derby, and Nuneaton. From Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August 2026, there will be major changes to CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway […]
HS2 prepares for major motorway bridging works
Engineers are preparing to deliver two huge construction programmes in tandem, as work progresses to extend the high-speed railway over the Midlands motorway network. To minimise disruption for motorists, engineers will work on the Water Orton viaducts and the “twin box” structure over the M42 at the same time during three separate weekend closures in […]
HS2 completes major A43 works during twin weekend closures
The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley took a major step forward over the weekend with completion of a complex multi-stage realignment of the dual carriageway. The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley and Northampton – is a vital route, providing access to Silverstone and connections between the M40 and M1. It was reopened on Sunday evening after two consecutive […]
HS2 completes major A43 works during twin weekend closures
The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley took a major step forward over the weekend with completion of a complex multi-stage realignment of the dual carriageway. The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley and Northampton – is a vital route, providing access to Silverstone and connections between the M40 and M1. It was reopened on Sunday evening after two consecutive […]
HS2’s Burton Green tunnel structurally complete
HS2 engineers have installed the final roof segment on the 700-metre-long Burton Green tunnel – illustrating the progress being made on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway. The 16-metre-wide twin-box-shaped tunnel will carry high-speed trains beneath the village of Burton Green, near Kenilworth. The internal wall separates trains travelling north to Birmingham, Manchester […]