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High Speed Rail Yorkshire and North East Voices

As the Government prepares to publish the Integrated Rail Plan and make a decision on the Eastern Leg of HS2, it must listen carefully to the voices of Yorkshire and the North East that will be most impacted by the consequences of that decision. Our report – HSR Yorkshire & Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years26 August 2021 ago
Industry News

New HS2 Rail Freight Depot takes extra 24,000 HGVs off roads

A new railhead near the village of Calvert has been opened which will help HS2 continue to deliver construction material by rail to its biggest Buckinghamshire site without putting extra lorries on local roads. The new railhead – the second to be built at Calvert – will allow HS2 to Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years10 August 2021 ago
Industry News

HS2 retrofit technology cuts carbon and costs for whole construction industry

HS2 and its industry partners have achieved certification by the Energy Saving Trust for the second stage of a retrofit innovation trial, meaning the green technology can now be rolled out to larger Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) and bring substantial benefits for the whole industry. The solution, manufactured by British Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years22 July 2021 ago
Industry News

HS2 designers cut carbon with pioneering new viaduct design

HS2 designers have more than halved the amount of embedded carbon in Wendover Dean Viaduct in Buckinghamshire using an innovative ‘double composite’ approach – which involves two steel girders sandwiched between two layers of reinforced concrete to create a super strong but light weight span. The 450m viaduct was recently Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years ago
Industry News

HSRG response to the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan

We welcome the publication of the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, in particular its recognition of the important role that modal shift in favour of low carbon transport, alongside important investments including rail electrification, will play in the journey to net zero. The publication is a useful step in that journey, Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years ago
Industry News

HS2 Viaducts will create new public spaces

More landscape designs have been revealed by HS2 that show how an area around the River Cole in Warwickshire could be transformed for local people to enjoy. The Design Joint Venture working for Balfour Beatty VINCI JV (BBV) on these proposals consists of global consultancies Mott MacDonald and Systra together Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years6 July 2021 ago
Industry News

HS2 Innovation Accelerator programme opened to tech firms

HS2 Ltd began the search for small innovative firms and start-ups to become part of the third cohort to join its Innovation Accelerator programme. In partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Bruntwood SciTech, HS2 Ltd is looking for five SMEs to develop new thinking, technology and processes in how data Read more…

By Deborah, 3 years ago
Industry News

New piling innovation benefits construction industry

A new vacuum excavation technique for piling has been unveiled which could have massive benefits for the wider construction industry in the UK and abroad. Developed by specialist contractors working on HS2, the pioneering new approach is better for the environment, safer for workers and reduces construction noise, to the Read more…

By Deborah, 3 years ago
Industry News

Align cuts single use plastic with recycled bottles for shoes

Align joint venture, HS2’s construction partner for the Chilterns Tunnels and Colne Valley Viaduct, has taken an innovative step to reduce the use of single use plastic on its construction sites. Align analysed their purchasing data, which showed that they were using over 100,000 pairs of disposable blue plastic overshoes Read more…

By Deborah, 3 years ago
Industry News

HSRG urge UK Government to support low carbon Eurostar as return-to-travel plans are published

With the government set to publish its plans for the return of international travel we urge the Government to put in place a specific support package for Eurostar to ensure that as travel resumes the lowest carbon international travel option remains available to the British public. Commenting in advance of Read more…

By Deborah, 3 years5 April 2021 ago

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