HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through on Friday 9 May, marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long machine began constructing the 3.5-mile (5.8km) Bromford Tunnel, which starts at the Warwickshire village of Water Orton […]
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Ealing residents benefit from HS2’s long-term investment
Two standout HS2 apprentices from Ealing have proven that hard work really does pay off, as they will now reap the benefits of a free university education and a four-year extension to their employment contracts. When Tyler Pearce-Scott and Charlotte Thomas successfully completed their two-year apprenticeships with Balfour Beatty VINCI Systra (BBVS), HS2’s construction partner […]
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Robert Stephenson statue goes on display at the Locomotion Museum, marking 200 years of the British passenger railway
The historic bronze statue of Robert Stephenson, the great railway engineer, has gone on display at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, County Durham. Since its removal from the piazza at London’s Euston station as part of the HS2 redevelopment in October 2020, the statue of the railway pioneer has been kept by HS2 in safe […]