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The former National College for High Speed Rail is to reopen as a Network Rail Training Centre.

The new chair of the Transport Select Committee wants to investigate restrictions on flying, rail freight track access charges and HS2.

HS2 Ltd says estimates of the cost of redesigns to its future trains are incorrect.

A new report has outlined a plan to create a high-speed rail link between the Midlands and the North of England, aiming to address the region's growing capacity constraints.

A historic milestone has been reached in the ongoing construction of HS2. On September 5, contractors working on the Colne Valley viaduct in South Hertfordshire successfully lowered the final deck segment into place, solidifying its position as the longest rail bridge in the United Kingdom.

Talks to secure the long-term security of the proposed Crossrail 2 north-south route across London are continuing.

Work on HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in East Birmingham has reached a major milestone, with the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) reaching the halfway point of the 3.5-mile-long twin-bore tunnel.

Rail traffic on the New Bilton branch from Rugby recommenced on August 1 2023, and there are now two trips daily, five days a week, from Willesden Euroterminal.

HS2 contractors have completed two significant bridge projects at Saltley, Birmingham, and Balsall Common near Solihull.

The engineer, employed by EMC Elite Engineering Services Ltd (EMC), was repairing a conveyor at Chalfont Lane in West Hyde, Hertfordshire.