HS2 reaches milestone as 2000 tonne tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ completes second bore of the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel in Warwickshire.
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Seven key structure designs revealed for HS2’s Chiltern Tunnel
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HS2 reveals the last of the seven key structure designs for the Chiltern Tunnel designed by main contractor, Align JV.
HS2’s TBMs ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ pass Amersham
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HS2’s Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ are now over halfway through their journey under the Chilterns.
HS2 launches new podcast series
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HS2’s new podcast series “How to build a railway” launches, exploring the story behind the construction of the UK’s high speed rail.
Sir Jonathan Thompson appointed the new Chair of HS2
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Newly appointed HS2 Chair Sir Jonathan Thompson to provide strategic leadership, oversight, and accountability for the HS2 program.
HS2 finishes foundation work for UK’s longest railway bridge
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As HS2 completes all foundation work for UK’s longest bridge, the 3.4km Colne Valley Viaduct will carry the new high speed rail line across in the northwest outskirts of London.
HS2’s first Birmingham viaduct pier completed
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HS2 has revealed images of the first completed giant V-shaped pier for the 300 metres long viaduct in Birmingham’s city centre.
HS2 reaches an important milestone as over 1000 apprenticeships created
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HS2 celebrates a major milestone, with over 1,000 people placed through its apprenticeship programme on the UK’s flagship transport project.
HS2: UK’s longest railway bridge under construction
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HS2’s first 480m Colne Valley Viaduct, which will eventually stretch for over 2.4km, has been built using a 700-tonne bridge building machine
HS2 offers 30 paid summer placements for undergraduates
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Undergraduates given the chance to join HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI on an eight week paid work placement in Midlands.
HS2 celebrating a world-first as 450 workers complete a box ‘bridge slide’ in Warwickshire
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HS2’s contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), completes world’s longest box slide to move a 12,600 tonne bridge over the M42 in Warwickshire.
HS2 CEO Mark Thurston celebrates 2022 as ‘a year of immense progress’
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HS2 CEO Mark Thurston celebrates a momentous list of achievements over 2022 as UK’s new high speed rail line nears peak construction.
