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HS2 Completes First ‘Green’ Tunnel on London Section of High-Speed Railway

HS2 has completed construction of its first cut-and-cover, ‘green’ tunnel, marking a further milestone in the delivery of Britain’s new high-speed railway between London and the We...

HS2 completes 'green' tunnel

HS2 has completed its first 'green' tunnel, am 880m cut-and-cover tunnel at Copthall built by SCS (Skanska, Costain, Strabag) using 1.2m cubic metres of material excavated from nea...

Transport Secretary to Invoke Japanese Inspiration for HS2

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has expressed ambitions for HS2 to match levels of success previously set by Japan’s Shinkansen network or “bullet trains”. The Transport Secret...

HS2 Engineers Assemble 1.5-Mile Pre-Cast Tunnel in Northamptonshire

Construction of one of HS2’s longest ‘cut and cover’ tunnels has now taken a major step forward with the last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments lifted into position. Situated a...

HS2 reset needs to avoid previous failures, NAO report says

Rejig of project due to be completed by railway bosses and government by next spring

HS2’s only single-bore tunnel completed in west London as it prepares to vanish from sight

The newly finished Copthall tunnel near West Ruislip will be covered with soil and planting, reducing the railway's visual impact while avoiding 100,000 lorry journeys.Read more â€...

HS2 completes the high-speed rail line’s first “green tunnel”

The British HS2 high-speed rail project has reached another important milestone with the completion of its first “green tunnel,” built [...]

HS2’s original plan relied on a railway signalling system that didn’t exist

Transport ministers revealed HS2 had once planned to develop a bespoke high-speed signalling system from scratch — a risk now abandoned in favour of standard European ETCS techno...

HS2 puts £1bn interim assets safeguarding works job on radar

Project reset sparks need for decade-long care and custody contracts across completed structures

Motorway closures due to begin for HS2 work

Motorway closures are set to begin as three major structures are built over the M42 and M6 motorways for HS2.

HS2 reset hinges on contractor deals and £8bn Euston plan

HS2 review identifies £500m of disallowable contractor costs

HS2 Begins Beam Installation at Curzon Street Station

Construction of Birmingham’s new HS2 station, Curzon Street, is officially progressing with the first of over 556 concrete beams lifted into position. The beams – up to 34 metres l...

Final segment installed at problem HS2 green tunnel

Watch as last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments goes in

HS2 slots last concrete segment on Chipping Warden tunnel

The final concrete segment has been installed on the 1.5-mile 'green tunnel' in Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire, marking the completion of the tunnel’s precast structure.

HS2’s failures under spotlight as £153 million to be spent on reset process

HS2 could cost more than £100 billion and may not open until 2039

HS2 by 2043 for £100bn?

Heidi Alexander has told parliament that HS2 could cost between £87.7bn and £102.7bn, and could be finished by 2043.

Arcadis wins HS2 Birmingham depot design contract

Arcadis has secured a design and programme management contract for the Taylor Woodrow and Aureos Rail (TWA) consortium to support [...]

HS2 reset on track – but watchdog warns of risks ahead

The National Audit Office says the government's overhaul of HS2 is progressing, but cautions that rushing into the next phase could repeat the failures that sent costs soaring and...

HS2 delayed to at least 2036 while Euston station is futureproofed for expansion

The HS2 railway, which had been expected to open by 2033, is now not expected to open until 2036 at the earliest, and might not open until 2039.Read more ›

Final roof section on HS2 tunnel

The final roof section has been placed on the HS2 Barton Green tunnel, marking its structural completion. The tunnel was designed by Mott MacDonald/SYSTRA and constructed by Balfo...

Major HS2 flaw that caused extensive failures and soaring cost revealed in new report

Cost to complete HS2 hits £102.7bn

Government vows to get tough on contract claims as budget busted again

HS2: white elephant or vital addition to Britain’s rail network? | Letters

Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article in which he called for the project to be scrappedSimon Jenkins’ argument is shortsighted and ignores the fundamental reason that HS2 was d...

Andy Burnham Pledges to Reinstate Northern Leg of HS2

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has stated that he will reinstate HS2’s long-cancelled Northern leg from Birmingham to Manchester if he becomes Prime Minister. Burnham is due...