The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government will announce but it is not expected to say when the high speed railway line will begin operating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0wr7nw7wxo
It was alleged that an HS2 sub-contractor had been falsely declaring self-employed workers as Paye (pay as you earn) salaried staff and charging an inflated rate for them, then submitting “fake”...
Third of four tunnel boring machines excavating HS2’s 8.4-mile long Northolt Tunnel breaks through
All tunnelling will be complete for the tunnel – the second longest on the high-speed line – this summer
HS2’s...
HS2 lifts Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Caroline’ from below ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London
On Sunday 25th May, engineers working on the HS2 project lifted the TBM's 9.48 metre diameter...
HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through today [9th, May 2025], marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands.
The 125-metre-long machine...
Overbudget and late.
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@ New Civil Engineer:
High Speed 2 (HS2) services are now anticipated to start in 2036 at the earliest, with 2039 looking more likely, while the estimated final cost is heading over...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yywrn8wNsQk
Major construction milestone as HS2 completes the first section of the 3.5-mile Bromford Tunnel linking Warwickshire and Birmingham
Tunnel boring machine, Mary Ann, travelled under the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjTmjQ1jx_4
Burton Green, in Warwickshire, now lies completely divided by a HS2 construction site as work continues to build the Burton Green Tunnel in their rural...
The struggling HS2 project has become a ‘casebook example’ of how not to run such a scheme, according to a committee of MPs.
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2025/02/28-hs2-is-damaging-britains-reputation.html
Contractors building HS2 have completed work on a pair of innovative extensions to the southern portal of its longest tunnel to eliminate the possibility of ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering at 200mph.
The...
A 3D model created using computer-generated imagery software shows how a 2,050-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through into an underground reception can filled with foam concrete and installed the 4,217th concrete tunnel ring to complete the...
TBM Caroline has arrived at Green Park Way in Ealing, the second TBM in London to complete this year
HS2's Northolt tunnel is now 93% complete
HS2 has today (3rd April 2025) completed a 5-mile...
Following its 5-mile drive underneath the capital, HS2 lifted Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Sushila’ out of the ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London.
The cutterhead, front and middle shield,...
"Two giant tunnelling machines have been assembled and are ready to dig the HS2 tunnel between Old Oak Common and London Euston"
but....
https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/02/25/hs2-euston-tunnel-work-put-on-hold/
HS2 has unveiled the first twin-bore tunnel on the project to be completed at Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire.
The development sees the completion of features such as cross passages, base slabs and walkways – ahead...
Civil engineering specialist MPB Structures will build the substructure for HS2’s flagship station in Birmingham
A team of around 140 people will start delivering the works in early 2025
Training and jobs will be available...
HS2 Ltd has submitted a planning application for a 530m long cutting that will connect to the south end of the Burton Green cut and cover tunnel in Kenilworth,...