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HS2 reveals headhouse designs

HS2 Ltd has unveiled the designs of two ‘headhouses’ that will provide access to tunnels under London and the Chiltern hills.

10 Sept

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HS2 jobs boost

The London-Crewe section of HS2 could support over 34,000 jobs at the peak of its construction

4 Sept

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An act of betrayal by the PM?

Scrapping HS2E would be political suicide for Johnson

Editor's comment 1 Sept

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Tunnel shaft work begins

Construction of the first of five ventilation shafts for HS2’s ten-mile Chiltern tunnels has begun

30 Jul

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Progress on HS2 tree planting

A tenth of the seven million new trees planned for the route of the first phase of HS2 have now been planted.

20 Jul

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HS2 apprentice milestone reached

Solihull resident Danielle Taylor has become the 650th apprentice working on the delivery of HS2.

20 Jul

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Spoil train departs Willesden Logistics Hub

The first train carrying 1,470 tonnes of spoil from HS2 construction work in London left the Willdesden Logistics Hub on June 29.

4 Jul

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Landscape design to provide home for wildlife

Designs have been unveiled for an area in Warwickshire identified as a Heritage Hotspot that is due to receive two HS2 viaducts.

4 Jul

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Work starts on HS2’s Old Oak Common ‘superhub’

Work to install the first permanent structure on what is claimed to be the biggest station ever built in a single-stage build in the UK

1 Jul

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NAO: half of HS2 recommendations implemented

Seven of the 14 recommendations made by the National Audit Office on the HS2 project in 2016 and 2020 have been implemented.

20 Jun

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Three names on TBM shortlist

Three names have been shortlisted for the Tunnel Boring Machine

16 Jun

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Pipeline visibility charter for suppliers

A Work Pipeline Visibility Charter aimed at UK businesses supplying services or products to the rail sector has been launched by the Rail Supply Group.

27 May

An artist's impression of HS2 trains at Birmingham Curzon Street

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HS2 leads UK’s economic regeneration - Mark Thurston

“We are creating something the industry really needs - a solid pipeline of construction activity and a clear timetable for investment."

23 Feb

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Renewed calls for better east-west links in the North

"It’s really important we look at levelling up” - Northern Powerhouse Rail Director

5 Feb

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HS2 eastern leg vital to Northern Powerhouse Rail - Wood

£13 billion bill for Northern Powerhouse Rail if HS2 eastern leg is not built, warns Transport for the North's Tim Wood

13 Oct

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HS2 London tunnel contracts awarded

Tunnelling in London for HS2 due to start in 2022

12 Oct

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HS2 full construction to herald huge UK jobs boost

"HS2 will fire up economic growth and help to rebalance opportunity across this country for years to come" - Boris Johnson

4 Sept

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First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath

GB Railfreight operates first HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath

2 Sept

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EXCLUSIVE: HS2 chairman dismisses speculation over Leeds route

"If we are to help the UK benefit and level up the economy, we have to continue with this" - HS2 LTD Chairman on speculation surrounding the Eastern Arm of HS2

31 Jul