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RAIL ARCHIVE: Features from RAIL 789

Selection of features from RAIL issue 789 (December 9 - 22 2015)

31 Jan

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Elliot to chair HS2 community funds panel

Cathy Elliot has been appointed independent chairman of the panel overseeing the delivery of HS2 Community and Business Funds.

21 Jan

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Commissioner to join HS2 Ltd

HS2 Ltd is recruiting a commissioner to deal impartially with issues that arise during construction of the new railway.

12 Jan

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A high-speed link to progress and prosperity

TOM INGALL examines how HS2’s role in Birmingham's future can be a template for other regions

Major projects 1 Jan

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HS2 shortlists enabling works contractors

Nine companies and joint ventures have been shortlisted by High Speed 2 for a share of £900 million of enabling works.

15 Dec

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Ballasted and non-ballasted track

As more experience of ballasted and non-ballasted track systems accumulates, Pandrol explains the pros and cons of each type

Engineering 9 Dec

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HS2’s Design Vision

Built Environment Director Kate Hall describes how the design vision for HS2 will shape the project

Major projects 9 Dec

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Fast track to the future

HS2 Technical Director ANDREW McNAUGHTON describes how HS2 Ltd is re-writing the rulebook on designing and operating a railway

Major projects 9 Dec

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Concrete plans for HS2

HS2’s specifications demand technological innovation. Henrik Anderberg tells RICHARD CLINNICK how Alstom can make that happen

Major projects 9 Dec

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Northern ambition

Rail North Director David Hoggarth and Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes share the vision for HS2 in the North

Major projects 9 Dec

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HS2: The big picture

Tom Kelly, strategic communications director at HS2 Ltd, spoke recently about the need to remember the reasons for HS2 and not become blinkered by detail

Major projects 9 Dec

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Great expectations

As well as the many economic benefits, Rail Minister CLAIRE PERRY says that HS2 is an opportunity to address our national pride deficit

Major projects 9 Dec

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The French connection

Eiffage’s work on the high-speed line from Le Mans to Rennes puts it firmly in the frame as a potential HS2 contractor with Carillion and Kier

Major projects 9 Dec

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HS2 to Crewe will open SIX years early in 2027

High Speed 2 from the West Midlands to Crewe will open six years earlier than planned following a final decision on the route by Patrick McLoughlin today

1 Dec

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