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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 to support planning for ...
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.
HS2 Phase 2a Design & Delivery Partner shortlist
Track Technology: Designing slab track for a 360 km/h railway
Six shortlisted for HS2 Phase 2a advanced works contracts
Burnham ready to petition parliament to secure completion of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
Northern leaders express concern over fate of Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2
World rail freight news round-up
Transport for London joins project reference scheme
Three shortlisted for HS2 Interchange station construction contract
Tunnelling innovations to drive HS2 beneath the Chilterns
Rail industry responds to reform and HS2 plans in the Queen’s Speech
Mace and Dragados to build Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station
UK: HS2 progress overshadowed by coronavirus and controversy
UK: HS2 enters the delivery stage