An expert team of ground engineers working for HS2 have begun work on the foundations of the Colne Valley Viaduct.
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Tag: HS2
HS2 bosses insist project will not be a ‘rich man’s railway’
HS2 will not be a “rich man’s business class railway”, according to the boss of the firm developing the project.
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HS2: Euston tunnel headhouse final designs revealed
HS2 has revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the new high-speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston station.
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Euston Square Gardens: Anti-HS2 protester appears in court
An environmental protester who emerged from an underground tunnel after spending 19 days there has appeared in court.
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Anti-HS2 protesters vandalise Department for Transport offices
The Metropolitan Police said that two people had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
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HS2 announces support for National Apprenticeship Week
HS2 Ltd will be directly recruiting for 30 new apprentices to join the business in September 2021.
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UK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Shapps: HS2 will be critical ‘unless humans can teleport themselves’
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told a Transport Select Committee that the HS2 project will be vital for enabling people to meet each other unless teleportation becomes a reality.
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Euston tunnel protest: HS2 protesters evicted from London park
Bailiffs from HS2 have started to evict protesters from Euston Square Gardens after they dug tunnels and set up a makeshift camp in opposition to the high speed rail project.
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HS2 protesters dig tunnel network under central London park
Protesters campaigning against the HS2 rail project have dug and are ready to occupy a 100ft tunnel network near Euston station – in a bid to prevent eviction from a protest camp.
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