High Speed 2 news – Page 3
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Rail Business UK
HS2 infrastructure manager will be able to levy Investment Recovery Charge
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has ruled that the future infrastructure manager for the London to West Midlands Phase One of High Speed 2 will be able to levy an Investment Recovery Charge on future operators using the line. An IRC is an exceptional ...
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Transport Committee calls on government to revisit Integrated Rail Plan decisions
UK: A reassessment of the government’s Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands is essential to ensure that the opportunity to address regional imbalances is not missed, according to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. A report published on July 27 says a full ...
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HS2 rural footbridge design revealed
UK: HS2 Ltd has revealed the standard design developed for 11 bridges which will carry rural footpaths and bridleways across the high speed line in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. The design was produced by HS2 main works contractor EKFB, a joint venture ...
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Laing O’Rourke wins HS2 Interchange station contract
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has selected Laing O’Rourke Delivery Ltd for a £370m contract to undertake detailed design and construction of the Interchange station in Solihull to the east of Birmingham. Skanska Construction UK and the Unity Joint Venture of Sir Robert ...
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Anglo-Scottish acceleration in doubt as government shelves HS2’s Golborne Link
UK: The government confirmed on June 6 its intention to drop the so-called Golborne Link from Phase 2b of High Speed 2.
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Managing Director of West Coast Partnership Development appointed
UK: Shamit Gaiger has been appointed Managing Director of FirstGroup/Trenitalia’s High Speed 2 shadow operator West Coast Partnership Development, and is to join the business on July 25. Gaiger led AECOM’s Advisory Europe team, and has held roles at RSSB. She was Director of Strategy at ...
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Midlands Connect launches ‘Fairer, Greener, Stronger’ plan for the region’s transport
UK: More rail capacity and new services are envisaged in the Midlands Connect strategic transport plan for the region, which was launched at the organisation’s annual conference in Birmingham on April 4. Branded Fairer, Greener, Stronger, the plan lays out the key challenges facing transport in ...
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Search for next Chair of HS2 Ltd relaunched
UK: The search for the next Chair of HS2 Ltd was relaunched on March 9, with the Department for Transport saying the criteria had been updated to attract candidates from a wider field of sectors and backgrounds. All candidates will be asked to demonstrate their experience ...
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London Euston HS2 station designs updated
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has published updated design concepts for the future high speed line terminus at London Euston station. The designs have been developed by a consortium of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw Architects for the joint venture of Mace and Dragados ...
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HS2 Ltd launches fourth Innovation Accelerator programme
UK: HS2 Ltd has launched its fourth Innovation Accelerator programme in conjunction with the Connected Places Catapult innovation agency, seeking five SMEs to develop digital technology for supply chain management, risk management & decision making, and data exchange & analysis. ‘The 14 SMEs who graduated from ...
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Construction simulation optimises HS2 work plans
UK: AI construction software specialist Alice Technologies has extended its technology partnership with HS2 Phase 1 civils contractor Align JV. Align JV is using Alice Technologies’ construction simulation and optimisation platform to plan and build the C1 section of the Phase 1 route, For example, the ...
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Government told HS2 Eastern Leg alternatives 'struggle to meet' strategic objectives
UK: A report prepared by Mott MacDonald outlining strategic alternatives to the Eastern Leg of Phase 2b of High Speed 2, suggests that none of the options considered were likely to deliver the same strategic benefits as the proposed high speed line, although they would reduce the capital expenditure.
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Crewe – Manchester HS2 bill reaches parliament
UK: A hybrid bill seeking approval to build a further 85 km of the High Speed 2 network linking Crewe with Manchester has been laid before parliament, the government announced on January 24.
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TK Elevator to supply HS2 lifts and escalators
UK: TK Elevator has been awarded a contract to supply and fit lifts and escalators for High Speed 2 stations. The contract covers the supply of at least 132 Victoria heavy-duty escalators, 157 Evolution lifts, and six freight lifts at four stations: Curzon Street and Interchange ...
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Renewable energy to power High Speed 2 under Net Zero plan
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has published a Net Zero Carbon Plan, which includes making construction sites diesel-free by 2029, halving emissions from steel and concrete by 2030 and sourcing zero carbon energy for traction power when services begin. The first diesel-free worksite ...
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HS2 launches 2022 graduate recruitment scheme
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has launched its 2022 graduate recruitment scheme, offering 16 places on a two-year programme. This year’s graduate vacancies include: project management and IT focused roles; engineering roles supporting the construction programme; opportunities to join the Hybrid Bill ...
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DfT defends Integrated Rail Plan decisions
UK: Speaking on condition of anonymity, sources within the Department for Transport have defended decisions taken during the creation of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands. Lengthy timescales Criticism has been directed at the apparently lengthy project timescales set ...
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Hitachi-led joint venture to supply 54 trains to operate HS2 services
UK: A consortium of Alstom and Hitachi Rail is to supply a fleet of 54 conventional-compatible trains for High Speed 2 services under a contract worth £1·97bn, the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd announced on December 9. The trains will be ‘designed and built’ in ...
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West Coast Partnership Development MD to retire
UK: Caroline Donaldson is to retire as Managing Director of West Coast Partnership Development at the end of March, FirstGroup announced on November 25. WCPD is the ‘shadow operator’ for High Speed 2, providing HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport with design and development services ...
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Integrated Rail Plan promises benefits earlier as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail plans scaled back
UK: The government has published its Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands, setting out revised plans for High Speed 2, new and upgraded infrastructure on trans-Pennine routes, and projects including Midland Main Line electrification and reducing journey times on the East Coast Main Line which run to the 2040s.