HS2 is using the rail network to move materials for construction, reducing impact on Britain’s roads
HS2’s move to using rail for the delivery of tunnel ring segments to the West Ruislip Portal site in Hillingdon has removed one...
A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank.
The temporary exhibit, curated by HS2’s...
The Environment Agengy inquiry did not show any pollution.
The 20ft (6m) wide, 16ft (5m) deep crater opened in the ground above part of the Chiltern tunnel near Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, in...
The governments decision to re-phase High Speed 2s (HS2s) Euston terminus by two years has caused issues with London tunnelling including lost efficiencies, according to a chief engineer on the...
Former Bank of England chief economist branded decision a ‘big mistake’
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/scrapping-hs2-a-body-blow-to-the-north-says-governments-own-levelling-up-tsar-2681123
A third of HS2 tunnelling between London and the West Midlands is now complete.
https://www.independent.co.uk/business/hs2-railway-line-key-numbers-b2423758.html
Engineers want to set up giant oven at HS2 boring sites to create calcined clay mix for use in foundations and platforms
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/12/how-hs2-waste-clay-could-be-conjured-into-concrete-to-cut-emissions
On the fourth day of the Conservative Party's conference at Manchester, prime minister Rishi Sunak drops the bomb shell by announcing the cancellation of the Birmingham-Manchester leg of HS2. The rumors were there for several weeks already but...
Sunak has canceled the northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project, blaming a doubling in costs for the decision.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/4/uk-tory-conference-live-news-rishi-sunak-to-address-hs2-controversy
Contracts have been signed, commitments made and calling a halt to construction would leave a collection of useless structures across the country, writes Christian Wolmar. It is a costly problem with no easy...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering axing part of the HS2 rail link between Birmingham and Manchester due to the soaring cost of the...
The company behind the HS2 high speed rail link has revealed that its longest (16km) tunnel is now 75% complete.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66897000
He said suggestions the high-speed rail link that began construction under his premiership could be scaled back were "Treasury-driven nonsense".
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66895425
Estimated costs at £37.5 billion ($46 billion) in 2013 has since soared to around £100 billion.
https://www.barrons.com/news/uk-s-colossal-hs2-project-in-danger-of-going-off-the-rails-ce9cf6db