Armitt criticises ‘blurred picture’ for rail development in wake of HS2 axe
UK: ‘It hasn’t been a great six months for rail’, suggested Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, in his keynote address to the Northern Transport Summit on March 21.
Breakthrough completes boring of High Speed 2’s longest tunnel
UK: On March 21, tunnel boring machine Cecilia broke through the north portal of the Chiltern Tunnel on High Speed 2.
High Speed 2 funding ‘reallocated’ to roads
UK: The government has announced a £4·7bn Local Transport Fund to support projects in smaller cities, towns and rural areas England’s north and Midlands using what it describes as ‘reallocated HS2 funding’.
West Midlands – Manchester rail plan is not a HS2 revival, mayors say
UK: Metro Mayor for the West Midlands Andy Street and his Greater Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham report that they have held constructive talks with the Secretary of State for Transport, Rail Minister and senior officials from the Department for Transport regarding their work to assess how connectivity between the West ...
HS2 Phase 2 cancellation raises ‘urgent and unanswered questions’
UK: The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee makes six recommendations in its latest report on High Speed 2, which calls on the government to answer questions raised by its decision to cancel Phase 2.
Construction of Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station begins
UK: Main construction works for Birmingham Curzon Street High Speed 2 station were officially launched on January 24.
Interview: Avanti West Coast navigates complex path to recovery
UK: Avanti West Coast Managing Director Andy Mellors sets out how the operator intends to restore resilient operations and develop services further, explaining that there will be no return to the pre-Covid operating plan on Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway.
HS2 route no longer protected from development
HS2 station information management system contract awarded
Mayors launch group to study improved Birmingham – Manchester rail links
Live broadcast: Britain’s railways in a state of flux
HS2 achieves Inclusive Environments Recognition
CILT publishes 10-point plan after cancellation of HS2 Phase 2
Comment: UK turns its back on rail growth
HS2 cancellation is ‘worst possible outcome for rail freight’
Remaining phases of High Speed 2 cancelled
Responses to High Speed 2 cancellation
Rail suppliers and unions call for clarity on High Speed 2
Carbon reduction standard helps make HS2 trains ‘leaner and greener’
Government confirms Integrated Rail Plan to be updated