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Excavation of HS2’s longest tunnel completed

Civil engineering construction work on the Chiltern tunnel, the longest tunnel on HS2, has been completed.

Civil engineering construction work on the Chiltern tunnel, the longest tunnel on HS2, has been completed.

Civil engineering construction work on the Chiltern tunnel, the longest tunnel on HS2, has been completed.

With HS2 soon to undergo a fundamental reset, it has assessed its achievements in 2025.

Leasing company Porterbrook has signed a Private Placement of approximately £300m to refinance a bond due to mature in October 2026.

HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct is now officially the UK’s longest railway bridge after the completion of civil engineering works.

HS2 have been working to improve the area around the Chiltern Tunnel.

It promised 15,000 freight train movements in the construction phase. It was going to free up the network for more services – including freight. It…

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has started an investigation into a derailment near Bletchley in Buckinghamshire in June 2025.

The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre has announced that their GWR Hall, No. 6989 Wightwick Hall, is to play the role of 5972 Hogwarts Castle in the…