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Midlands rail revolution takes a leap forward with the launch of Midlands Engine Rail

High Speed Rail Industry Leaders welcomes the launch of Midlands Engine Rail – a £3.5 billion improvement programme to transform the region’s rail network – by Sub-national Transport Body Midlands Connect. The programme emphasises the essential importance of HS2 to the future of the transport network in the region, acknowledging HS2 as the backbone of the Midlands’ future plans for east-west and north-south rail passenger and freight connectivity across the region and beyond.

Made up of seven projects spanning the East and West Midlands, the programme is strategically-important in supercharging the Midlands Engine economy and is designed to drive sustainability, productivity and social mobility across the whole region. It also includes and builds upon the flagship Midlands Rail Hub scheme; aimed at boosting east-west connectivity, which was submitted to Government in June 2019. (more…)

By Deborah, 4 months ago

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Submission to the Independent Review of HS2

We write to you as members of High Speed Rail Industry Leaders and the wider rail supply chain to offer you our support in your review of HS2, and make clear that we believe the scheme offers value fr money and must be delivered in full. Without completing HS2, the Read more…

By Deborah, 4 months ago

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HSRIL respond to Transport Secretary’s statement to Parliament on HS2

Responding to the Transport Secretary’s updated projected costs and timescales for HS2, High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) commented: “A major infrastructure project of this nature will have its timescales and costs updated periodically, and this has not happened on HS2 since 2015. “It is welcome that this updated information Read more…

By Deborah, 5 months ago

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Case for HS2 ‘unassailable’, says High Speed Rail Industry Leaders, as Oakervee Review commences

HSRIL welcome the announcement of the Oakervee Review, and look forward to it reporting on the unassailable case for HS2 Recent HSRIL report shows that HS2 is essential for bringing Britain back together Review should consider how HS2 can deliver 3 hour London-Scotland journeys in line with the Prime Minister’s Read more…

By Deborah, 5 months ago

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Welcoming MP’s decision to pass the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill.

High Speed Rail Industry Leaders welcomes MP’s decision to pass the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill. This will enable the delivery of the next part of HS2, Phase 2a, which takes the scheme from Birmingham to Crewe and opens the way to the North. Phase 2a brings Read more…

By Deborah, 6 months ago

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HS2 – 9,000 jobs and counting

Enabling works for HS2 are taking place at sites in Birmingham, Old Oak Common and Euston, showing the breadth of opportunities that the project is injecting into the economy. HS2 is now supporting some 9000 jobs across 250 sites on the first phase of the route, on a diverse range Read more…

By Deborah, 7 months ago

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HSRIL hail HS2 train designs

Images have been released for the proposed rolling stock designs The bidders for the rolling stock contract are: Alstom, Bombardier/Hitachi, CAF, Siemens and Talgo The contract is worth £2.75 billion and will cover at least 54 HS2 trains A spokesman for HSRIL said: “We are pleased to see the range of impressive designs released by Read more…

By Deborah, 8 months ago

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HS2 will integrate with Midlands and Northern rail schemes to transform the economic geography of Britain

Our response to speculation about the future of HS2: “High Speed 2 is the most important economic development project in Britain. It is already underway, and has already created thousands of jobs. Tens of thousands more will follow in the coming years as it integrates into the Midlands Connect and Northern Powerhouse Read more…

By Deborah, 10 months ago

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Construction partners to deliver two major station projects in London are announced

A joint venture between Mace and Dragados has secured the construction at Euston station with a bid of around £1.3bn. As part of the wider Euston station area development Lendlease is drawing up a masterplan that could support up to 14,000 new jobs and almost 4,000 new homes, as well as Read more…

By Deborah, 12 months ago

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Oak Common station design revealed as work begins on west London super-hub

HS2 Ltd has published the first images of the Old Oak Common station design in west London. The new high speed station will be part of phase one of the project between London and Birmingham, and will be the first stop on the line’s for trains starting at the southern terminus at Read more…

By Deborah, 12 months ago

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