First HS2 Delta Junction viaduct section unveiled
UK: The first viaduct section on HS2’s triangular junction outside Birmingham has been unveiled. Chris Howe reports from the site in Warwickshire.
HS2 invites Birmingham Interchange peoplemover bids
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has invited shortlisted companies Poma and Doppelmayr Cable Car UK to tender for contracts to supply and operate a cable-hauled automated peoplemover to link the future Interchange station with the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International station and the airport.
High Speed 2 SME Innovation Accelerator gets underway
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has launched its seventh Innovation Accelerator programme, with six SMEs selected to develop ideas for automating asset management, maximising site productivity and future-proofing operations.
High Speed 2 ATO over ETCS train control contracts awarded
UK: Project promoter HS2 Ltd has let contracts for the supply of signalling and train control systems for the high speed line between London and the West Midlands.
Costain wins HS2 tunnel and lineside M&E contract
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has selected Costain for the Tunnel & Lineside Mechanical & Electrical Systems contract.
SNCF-designed electrification among £3bn of HS2 railway systems contracts let
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd announced the award of more than £3bn of track and railway systems contracts on November 27.
Rail Minister Hendy strikes conciliatory tone as he backs ‘fresh start’ for UK rail
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy struck an upbeat tone in his keynote address at the Railway Industry Association’s annual conference on November 6, promising ‘a new start for rail’ and confirming that High Speed 2 ‘will go to [London] Euston’.
Government announces measures to address ‘dire’ HS2 project delivery
HS2 Ltd awards post-excavation archaeology contract
Six firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator
ICE sets out the lessons to be learned from High Speed 2
Mayors’ Birmingham – Manchester rail link promises 85% of HS2 benefits
Britain’s longest railway viaduct structurally complete
Buckinghamshire HS2 viaducts make progress
Innovative approach to excavation propping at London Euston
Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says
‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London
Innovation funding supports sustainable decommissioning of HS2 worksites
Burnham bullish on Liverpool – Manchester fast line prospects
High Speed: Birmingham prepares to welcome truncated HS2