Innovative approach to excavation propping at London Euston
UK: Altrad RMD Kwikform says it used ‘revolutionary’ techniques as part of a complex project to assist High Speed 2 contractor Mace Dragados with the construction of a London Underground traction substation at Euston station.
Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says
UK: The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 means the programme will now not address the capacity issues on the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham, according to the National Audit Office.
‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London
UK: Construction of HS2 Ltd’s Green Park Way ventilation shaft at Greenford in west London has entered a crucial phase, as preparations ramp up ahead of the arrival and subsequent recovery of four tunnel boring machines at the site.
Innovation funding supports sustainable decommissioning of HS2 worksites
UK: HS2 Ltd is to work with SMEs Infinitive Group Ltd and Material Index as part of its efforts to sustainably ‘deconstruct’ worksites along the 225 km of high speed railway being built between London and the West Midlands.
Burnham bullish on Liverpool – Manchester fast line prospects
UK: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham remains confident that funding remains available for the development of a new Liverpool – Manchester railway serving Manchester Airport and a new underground station in Manchester following the recent change of government.
High Speed: Birmingham prepares to welcome truncated HS2
Viaducts, depot sites and tunnels are taking shape at the Birmingham end of the 225 km High Speed 2 route. But doubts over completion of what was Phase I of the curtailed scheme continue to swirl. Nick Kingsley reports from Washwood Heath.
HS2 Phase 2b formally scrapped in favour of Liverpool – Manchester railway
UK: A vote in parliament on the evening of May 21 brought a formal end to work on the Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2.
Mark Wild appointed HS2 Ltd CEO
Five things the next government needs to do provide rail capacity and connectivity
Armitt criticises ‘blurred picture’ for rail development in wake of HS2 axe
Breakthrough completes boring of High Speed 2’s longest tunnel
High Speed 2 funding ‘reallocated’ to roads
West Midlands – Manchester rail plan is not a HS2 revival, mayors say
HS2 Phase 2 cancellation raises ‘urgent and unanswered questions’
Construction of Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station begins
Interview: Avanti West Coast navigates complex path to recovery
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