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HS2 delivers economic growth HS2 is essential for regeneration and job creation, as well as improving Britain’s international competitiveness – all of which bring higher levels of economic productivity and growth. HS2 can transform Midlands and Northern cities by effectively bringing them ‘closer’ to each other. This will make it Read more…
Dear Prime Minister and Chancellor, We write as the representatives of 21 businesses, who collectively employ thousands of people in the UK, to urge you to end the speculation and recommit to HS2 from Manchester to Euston. All the companies signing below are either based here or have substantial and Read more…
HS2 is being designed to respect the natural environment by conserving, replacing and enhancing wildlife habitats with a new ‘green corridor’ along the route, creating a network of larger, better-connected, climate resilient habitats and new green spaces for people and wildlife. The HS2 Woodland Fund on Phase One provides funding Read more…
The High Speed Rail Group undertook some new research recently which shows residents of Leeds believe the government’s ability to handle major infrastructure projects is inadequate and the city is falling behind other comparable regions in the South. The focus groups were commissioned following the publication of the Government’s Integrated Read more…
HS2 has started production of 2,742 huge concrete segments which will be used to build the Delta Junction, a triangle-shaped series of viaducts that will take high-speed trains between London, the Midlands and the North. The deck segments – which each weigh up to 80 tonnes – are being made Read more…
The first of 38 steel beams that will form the innovative low-carbon structure of HS2’s Wendover Dean Viaduct have completed their 560-mile journey to site ahead of the start of deck construction. Travelling at night to reduce disruption for the local community, the 25m long steel beams were transported on Read more…
In June 2021 permanent work began on HS2’s super hub station, Old Oak Common, in West London. Since then, significant progress has been made, with a total workforce of 1,900 people now supporting the delivery of the HS2 ‘super-hub’ station, with the site itself welcoming around 1,000 workers each day. Read more…
HS2 is assembling the UK’s first major railway viaduct to be entirely manufactured off-site. Unlike more traditional viaduct designs, and as a major step forward for viaduct design, every major element of the 880m long Thame Valley Viaduct is being manufactured in a factory before being slotted together on site, Read more…
Responding to the suggestion that the delays to HS2 are forecasted to add £366m to the bill – we said when the two-year delay was announced in March this year, the cheapest way to deliver HS2 is quickly. Once complete the railway will be a vital new artery for the Read more…