HS2’s construction partners have joined forces with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust to support local people with disabilities and long term health conditions into training and employment on HS2. Through its Safe at Heart and employee wellbeing programmes, HS2 and its construction […]
A level crossing in Boston, Lincolnshire is set to be upgraded next month (June) to improve reliability for key freight services travelling to and from the town’s port. From 7pm on Saturday 11 June until 2pm on Sunday 12 June, a section of the A16 (Spalding Road) will be closed to allow engineers to safely […]
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands and Warwickshire, has teamed up with five more Further Education colleges to expand access to its free job-ready training programmes. The development follows in the footsteps of BBV’s successful partnership with South and City College Birmingham, which led to the creation of BBV’s dedicated […]
Transport is one of the biggest global emitters of CO₂, and while rail is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel, there is still work to be done to reduce and eliminate the industry’s carbon footprint and other emissions. Alstom’s Services business is working on all fronts to cut emissions for its customers. […]
Yet another two important European cities have chosen CAF to supply urban public transport service vehicles. Firstly, Bonn will receive 22 LRV units in a new contract for the company on the German market, and secondly, EMT (Empresa de Transportes Municipales de Madrid) will replace part of its bus fleet with 60 Solaris electric units. […]
Ground-breaking work on a £145m rail reliability upgrade between Manchester and Sheffield will start later this month. This essential work will remove several bottlenecks on the Hope Valley line to allow passenger trains to overtake slower freight trains and improve reliability, helping people get to their destinations on time. On Sunday 29 May, and every […]
The MoUs are based on exchanging knowledge, expertise, and best practices in freight and passenger rail services and rail operations Etihad Rail signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Renfe, Spain’s national railway operator; High Speed 1, the first high-speed railway in United Kingdom (UK); and GB Railfreight, the British rail freight company. The MoUs […]
HS2 has partnered with the Great British Bee Project (GBBP) to support the expansion of colonies of the threatened British Black Bee along the railway’s new Green Corridor. HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB – a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall, is working with GBBP to install around 14 hives […]
East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension equipped with new signaling system officially opens for revenue service 46 km East Rail Line now connects Chinese Mainland border, New Territories, Kowloon to Central Business Districts on Hong Kong Island Automatic train control system on the whole East Rail Line enhances operational efficiency The East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension […]
It is just 20 months since full construction works began on first phase of the project, and HS2 is well on track to reach its target of 2,000 apprenticeships. 923 apprentices have now benefitted from HS2’s investment in their career development, as the project strives to create a talent pool that will drive forward the […]
