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Jul 27, 20212 min read

Wales Office minister opposed to HS2 being reclassified as an ‘England only’ project

Wales Office minister David Davies doesn’t believe that Wales should receive any Barnett formula funding for HS2. The Monmouth MP rejects...

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Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee

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Jul 14, 20214 min read

Wales will not benefit from HS2 and needs better north-south rail links, says Westminster committee

Wales will not benefit from HS2 and it should be classified as an England-only project so that Wales’s “Victorian” rail infrastructure...

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HS2: Archaeologists discover 'once-in-a-lifetime' find of hundreds of rare Iron Age coins

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Jul 14, 20211 min read

HS2: Archaeologists discover 'once-in-a-lifetime' find of hundreds of rare Iron Age coins

Some of the hundreds of rare coins from the Iron Age which have been uncovered by archaeologists working on the HS2 route Hundreds of...

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HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

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Jun 21, 20213 min read

HS2 launches Interchange Station construction contract opportunity

HS2 has launched the search for a construction contractor to build Interchange Station. Bidders are asked to put themselves forward for...

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Jun 1, 20213 min read

New Piles to be a Great Relief!

(HS2 Ltd) HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the international...

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Cementation Skanska bags an HS2 retaining box

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Jun 1, 20211 min read

Cementation Skanska bags an HS2 retaining box

HS2 approach route to Euston station The huge piling job for HS2 consortium Skanska Costain Strabag will involve installing 2,000 piles...

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Apr 19, 20211 min read

New HS2 Environmental Contract

Balfour Beatty has won a £52 million contract from HS2, to deliver environmental works across the route from West Midlands to Crewe. The...

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£95 million HS2 contract for HS2 Geotechnical Engineering

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Apr 14, 20211 min read

£95 million HS2 contract for HS2 Geotechnical Engineering

Keller Group PLC has said that its joint venture with foundation contractor Bauer Technologies Ltd has won a £95 million contract as a...

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Mar 26, 20213 min read

Deep Soil Mixing

Stafford-based ground remediation contractor, Deep Soil Mixing used a sustainable soil mixing solution to geotechnically improve the...

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HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

HS2 Factory Creating Walls for the Chiltern Tunnels

New photos have been released by HS2 showing the inside of a temporary factory creating wall sections for the 10-mile-long Chiltern...

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HS2 Begins Work on Longest Railway Bridge in UK

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

HS2 Begins Work on Longest Railway Bridge in UK

UK-based high-speed rail network developer High Speed 2 (HS2) Limited has commenced work on the Colne Valley Viaduct, the country’s...

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HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System

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Mar 10, 20212 min read

HS2 Launches Contract Race for Engineering Management System

HS2 has started the search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-tech monitoring systems that will enable remote supervisory...

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Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

Network Rail clears Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station site

Complex work is underway to decommission railway lines and train depots to make way for a billion pound rail interchange at Old Oak...

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Mar 5, 20212 min read

HS2 Creates a huge Wildlife Area

The HS2 project team has announced plans to create new carbon-sequestering grassland, woodland and wetland habitats that will reuse soil...

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£50m Rail Improvements around HS2 Station unveiled in Budget

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

£50m Rail Improvements around HS2 Station unveiled in Budget

The government will provide £50m to develop proposals for transport improvements around the High Speed 2 Birmingham Interchange Station....

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HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

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Mar 4, 20211 min read

HS2 Shortlists Quartet for £540m Signalling contract

HS2 has shortlisted four signalling contractors for the job of delivering signalling and control systems across phase one. The £540m job...

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

HS2: Next phase gets the Green Light

The go-ahead for the next phase of Britain’s controversial HS2 high-speed rail network has been approved. Phase 2A of the project will be...

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HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel Headhouse Vent Shaft gains Planning Approval

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel Headhouse Vent Shaft gains Planning Approval

The headhouse will have a 78m ventilation shaft reaching down to the twin tunnels below, regulating air quality and temperature, removing...

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Jan 27, 20212 min read

HS2: Piling Completed for Crossover Box

The Victoria Road Crossover Box, near to Old Oak Common in West London, will allow HS2 trains to switch tracks underground on their...

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Work Progresses on HS2 Site at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

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Jan 20, 20215 min read

Work Progresses on HS2 Site at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

HS2’s Long Itchington Wood Tunnel north portal One of HS2’s largest construction sites in the Midlands is being prepared for the launch...

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