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Ashford International welcomes first modern high-speed train en-route to Paris
Ashford International Station will now see more high speed services from Europe, after the completion of a £10m project that has included an upgrade to the track, adaptation of Ashford’s international platforms and state-of the-art signalling equipment. The improvement to what is known as the Ashford spur means that the track Read more…
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Ailie MacAdam from Bechtel talks about her career in engineering
Bechtel’s Ailie MacAdam, a former Director at High Speed Rail Industry Leaders, talks to Jim Al-Khalili on Radio 4’s Life Scientific about her career as an engineer. During her 30 years at Bechtel, Ailie has led on major UK and US infrastructure projects, in addition to oil, gas and chemicals projects in Read more…
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HS2 makes good progress one year on from Royal Assent
Since Royal Assent was granted last year construction has already begun along the Phase One route, which will run from London to the West Midlands and is due to be mostly completed by 2025. The first train services are expected to run on the line from 2026. Enabling work has Read more…
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Keeping HSR to Scotland in the fast track
It may have been 6 years since Fast Track Scotland was published (which set out the case for Scotland’s inclusion in a UK wide high speed rail network) but the momentum to drive forward this vision is still going strong. Thanks to a tight operational relationship with colleagues from DfT and Network Rail, 2017 was a whistle-stop year for High Speed Rail Policy at Transport Scotland (TS), and we are (more…)
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Contractors shortlisted for design and development of HS2 stations
The design and development partners Arup and WSP have been selected to undertake detailed design for the ‘landmark’ Birmingham Curzon Street, Birmingham Interchange and Old Oak Common stations and the rebuilding of London Euston station. The announcement, made by HS2 Ltd, details the four phase one station projects as: Birmingham Read more…
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2018: The year of opportunity for HS2
As industry leaders, our members welcome the commitment to HS2, look forward to its completion and envisage a long-term plan for high-speed rail in Britain that will extend the network across the north of England and to Scotland and connect to improved rail services, including Northern Powerhouse Rail and Crossrail Read more…
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The New Wonder Woman for HS2!
As the only female student on my course at the National College of High Speed Rail (NCHSR), I have found breaking down stereotypes to be an integral part of my education. Engineering and rail are both industries overwhelmingly dominated by men, so as much as learning about high speed rail Read more…
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Industrial Strategy White Paper
The Industrial Strategy White Paper – Building a Britain fit for the Future – has been released, designed to provide a broad and long-term vision to boost the economy. The Industrial Strategy is underpinned by what it calls the ‘Four Grand Challenges’ – the response to global changes in technology and industry, Read more…
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HS2: Getting the best out of Britain
HS2 Ltd. Chair David Higgins has published a new report, HS2: Getting the best out of Britain, which considers how the improved connectivity HS2 provides will be a catalyst for economic growth outside London and the South East, rebalancing the economy and supporting industrial growth. The findings are based on a Read more…