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HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone
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HS2 has passed a major milestone at the high speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the temporary pre-cast factory which will produce wall sections for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels.
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HS2 rail project work begins with pledge of 22,000 jobs
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Construction work on HS2 officially begins today, with 22,000 jobs expected to be created in the next few years.
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HS2 strengthen partnership to help ‘covid generation’ into work
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HS2 is working with the Social Mobility Foundation to ensure young people can access professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2
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The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of the major project to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads to cut carbon emissions.
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HS2 reveals design for Amersham vent shaft headhouse
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HS2 have released images of the design for the Amersham vent shaft to provide ventilation and emergency access to the line’s Chiltern tunnel.
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Enormous HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines set for 10-mile tunnel excavation
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HS2 reveal images of the first two completed giant Tunnel Boring Machines to be used in the first phase of the high speed rail project.
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HS2 launches race for high voltage power supply systems
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Following on from the government’s green light for construction, HS2 have begun the search for contractors to deliver the high voltage power supply systems.
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UK railway news roundup
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This week we learn more about HS2’s new Curzon Street station. Plus North Yorkshire Moors Railway reveals their second phase of reopening.
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New HS2 station set to reduce carbon emissions by 55%
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The new HS2 Curzon Street station is set to reduce carbon emissions by an unprecedented 55%.
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HS2 appoints new board members ‘to heighten oversight’
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Grant Shapps announced this week the appointment of three non-executive directors to the HS2 board to heighten oversight and scrutiny of the UK’s high speed rail project.
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