HS2 yesterday named the teams that will deliver the high-speed rail project’s state-of-the-art track, signalling, communications, and other systems. The ‘rail systems’ contracts will be signed after the statutory 10-day standstill period. It will mark the beginning of a new stage for the project, that will see almost 140 miles of tunnels, bridges and earthworks […]
Work has officially started on a new lighting scheme designed to create brighter streets in Digbeth – close to HS2’s flagship Birmingham Curzon Street Station. The Birmingham City Council project – funded in part through a £210,140 investment from HS2’s Business and Local Economy Fund (BLEF) – will see the installation of 75 new LED, […]
Engineers working for the HS2 project have begun assembling a new green bridge at Turweston on the edge of Buckinghamshire and West Northants. The 5,940sq/m structure, near Brackley, will carry a country lane and footpath across the new high-speed railway with space on either side to provide a safe corridor for small animals, insects and […]
Work to build HS2’s 700-metre-long Burton Green Tunnel in Warwickshire has reached the halfway mark, with new images and video footage showcasing the latest progress. Once built, the tunnel will carry HS2 trains through the village of Burton Green, near Kenilworth, and will feature a green space above for use by the local community. It […]
UK materials suppliers have now provided over one million cubic metres of concrete for HS2 in the West Midlands as the railway’s network of viaducts and bridges continues to take shape. With a total of 1.9 million cubic metres of concrete needed for the 90km stretch of railway structures, this means over 50% of the […]
A key road linking Aylesbury and Oxford was reopened on Monday after a week-long closure as part of work to realign it across a new bridge over the HS2 route. The A418 overbridge is slightly south of the existing road near Hartwell and stretches for 103 metres across a cutting that will carry HS2 rail […]
HS2 has begun foundation work for a new bridge that will take the high-speed line under a major A road on the outskirts of Lichfield, Staffordshire. An expert team of engineers has started work directly underneath the A38 carriageway at Streethay to create the foundations of the Rykneld Street bridge, which are between 20 and […]
HS2 Ltd has strengthened its future talent pool, welcoming a total of 44 new starters to its 2024 early careers programme. The intake of 26 graduates and 18 apprentices have joined the company across multiple office and site locations between the West Midlands and London. They join teams responsible for disciplines including project management, engineering, […]
HS2 has revealed a series of improvements to the design of the railway’s landmark Birmingham Curzon Street station – further enhancing the passenger experience, accessibility and internal layout. Under the detailed plans, the station will be fitted with additional cycle parking, better accessibility, more seating spaces and simplified access between platforms. There will also be […]
In a major construction operation, HS2 has moved a 1,600 tonne steel and concrete bridge into place in Saltley, Birmingham in just five hours. The new Aston Church Road bridge, which is 84 metres long and 21 metres wide, was moved over the existing Birmingham to Derby railway line. It will also sit above the […]
