Burnham ready to petition parliament to secure completion of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
UK: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is ready to petition parliament if the Northern Powerhouse Rail and High Speed 2 programmes are cut back or cancelled, he told Rail Business UK following the annual Transport for the North conference.
Northern leaders express concern over fate of Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2
UK: Concerns over the future of both the eastern leg of HS2 Phase 2b and the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail programme were the focus of debate at the annual Transport for the North conference held in Leeds on September 21.
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Transport for London joins project reference scheme
UK: Transport for London has joined the Rail Supply Group’s export reference scheme which provides simplified project references for suppliers who are seeking to sell their products or services overseas. Network Rail and HS2 Ltd already participate.
Three shortlisted for HS2 Interchange station construction contract
UK: HS2 Ltd has shortlisted three bidders for the £370m contract for the detailed design and construction of the High Speed 2 Interchange station to the east of Birmingham.
Tunnelling innovations to drive HS2 beneath the Chilterns
UK: The Align JV of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick has started to excavate HS2’s 16 km Chiltern tunnel using semi-continuous boring machines, in what it says is a first for a UK tunnelling project. Nick Kingsley reports from the South Portal construction hub to the north of London.
Rail industry responds to reform and HS2 plans in the Queen’s Speech
UK: Rail industry bodies have responded to the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of parliament on May 11, in which the Queen set out the government’s plans to invest in infrastructure, ‘transform connectivity by rail and bus’, and ‘invest in new green industries to create jobs, while protecting the ...
Mace and Dragados to build Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station
UK: HS2 progress overshadowed by coronavirus and controversy
UK: HS2 enters the delivery stage
4D training tool to replace generic videos
Joint venture awarded HS2 geotechnical works contract
HS2 contractor to use wind turbine blades as concrete reinforcement
HS2 subcontractor brings Melbourne Metro expertise to the Chilterns
HS2 depot and control centre tenders called
High speed line contractor to deploy social distancing helmets
Royal Assent for Phase 2a takes High Speed 2 to Crewe
DfT revisits Euston plans as pressure mounts over HS2’s Eastern Leg
Transport for the North disappointed by NIC report
HS2 Ltd launches 2021 graduate recruitment scheme