Trains will continue to operate as normal for most passengers across the west this Christmas, but passengers are being urged to plan their journey before travelling and book ahead if possible. While some repairs and improvements are scheduled across the network over Christmas and New Year when passenger numbers are typically much lower, the impact […]
Category: High-Speed Rail
London St. Pancras Highspeed appoints Mott MacDonald as strategic partner on Sustainable Asset Management Framework
London St. Pancras Highspeed, the operator of the UK’s only high-speed railway connecting London to the Channel Tunnel, has appointed Mott MacDonald as its sole strategic partner under a new Sustainable Asset Management Framework. The three-year partnership will support London St. Pancras Highspeed in delivering its long-term vision to be the most sustainable transport option […]
HS2 celebrates final Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
An enormous machine being used to dig HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels broke through today, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long tunnel boring machine – named Elizabeth after the 19th century philanthropist Elizabeth Cadbury – was launched near the Warwickshire village of Water Orton in […]
New HS2 exhibition opens at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
HS2 has teamed up with Thinktank, Birmingham’s award-winning science museum, to launch a brand-new exhibition celebrating the city’s past, present and future connection to the railways. The family-friendly showcase forms part of the nationwide ‘Railway 200’ celebrations, which mark 200 years since the birth of the modern railways. HS2’s year-long exhibition officially opens on Saturday, […]
HS2 Ltd turns to innovative tech specialists to get project back on track.
Mark Wild, HS2 Ltd’s chief executive, is leading a comprehensive review of Britain’s biggest infrastructure programme – ensuring the railway can be built efficiently and to the lowest reasonable cost. Now a call is being made to small technology specialists to bring their own expertise to HS2’s reset – coming up with innovative ideas to […]
Cross-Channel rail expansion takes step Forward
On Thursday 11 September, challenger train companies Evolyn, Gemini, Trenitalia, and Virgin joined a meeting convened by Calvin Bailey MBE MP in Parliament, alongside existing train operator Eurostar and infrastructure operators London St Pancras Highspeed and Eurotunnel. All five train operators are looking to invest in the UK to enable them to provide expanded cross-Channel […]
Construction of Britain’s longest rail bridge completed
New images have been released today to mark the completion of civil engineering works on HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct – the UK’s new longest rail bridge. The 2.1-mile-long structure carries Britain’s new high-speed railway across a series of roads, lakes, the River Colne and the Grand Union Canal, north west of London. Trains will operate […]
Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2
In total, 5,191 jobseekers have benefitted from specialist training and support to help them to progress into new careers on the project. The continued success in engaging and upskilling people ready for work is attributed to HS2’s job brokerage model. Partnerships with the Department for Work and Pensions, the National Careers Service, local authorities, and […]
HS2 lifts fourth giant tunnelling machine after 3.4-mile journey under the capital
Engineers working on HS2’s London tunnels began lifting the last of four giant tunnelling machines to the surface over the bank holiday weekend. The first part of ‘Anne’ – including the 9.11-metre-diameter cutterhead – saw the light of day for the first time in 16 months as it was lifted out of a shaft at […]
Regulator: Passenger train performance on the High Speed 1 network improves, but action needed on management of lifts and escalators
The high speed route from London to the Channel Tunnel, operated by London St. Pancras High Speed, saw significantly improved train performance in the latest reporting year alongside increases in traffic volumes, the Office of Rail and Road said today (30 July) in its annual report on London St. Pancras High Speed. However, the regulator […]