Henrik Anderberg from HSRIL member company Alstom spoke at a recent Greengauge 21 HSR conference, making the case that when inter-city train journey times can be brought under this totemic benchmark, rail gains serious market share versus air. Henrik used data from European and Japanese high-speed rail links to make his point that there is a “cliff edge” at three hours, stating (more…)
The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport addressed Read more…
High Speed Rail Industry Leaders has produced a report outlining how industry Read more…
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced a major milestone for HS2, Read more…
HSR Industry Leaders organised a focus group meeting with the business community Read more…
The Government has deposited a proposed set of changes to the High Read more…
HSRIL recently organised an event in Manchester to start a dialogue with the business community.
Atkins has won a four year contract to provide BIM technical services to HS2 Ltd.
In a written response to a question by Beaconsfield MP Dominic Grieve, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has ruled out building a link connecting Heathrow airport to the High Speed 2 line between London and the north of England before 2033.
The network of China Railways is one of the most densely used in the world. More than 2.9 billion passengers have travelled across China by high-speed train since April 2007 and in 2013, China’s high-speed rail network recorded 214 billion passenger kilometres – more than the rest of the world put together.