Local, regional and national political leaders joined HSRIL at an event in Birmingham to present a positive and compelling message about how HS2 is the ‘missing piece’ in bridging national connectivity divides. The event, at which a giant jigsaw was unveiled, highlighted that for the UK to get the full Read more…
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…
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…
Our Parliamentary reception saw enthusiastic backing for the HS2 project from Ministers and MPs including the Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling MP; HS2 Minister Nusrat Ghani MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Andy McDonald MP. The reception highlighted how HS2 will provide a long-term opportunity to Read more…
HSRIL held a number of fringe events at both Conservative and Labour Party Conferences this year, in partnership with the Railway Industry Association. Designed to show industry’s continued support for the HS2 project – the events offered an opportunity for MP’s to engage Read more…
HS2 is a transformational project. It will reshape the economic geography of Britain, drive growth and jobs across the country, transform connections and support a huge investment in skills. Given the scale of HS2 there is the opportunity to also lead a transformation in support of positive mental health and Read more…
HS2 is not just about faster journey times – it will transform towns and communities across the country. A remodelled hub at Crewe will serve Cheshire, Staffordshire, North Wales and the Mersey-Dee area, bringing transport and economic development benefits through transformational connectivity for all of its users. Our latest report Read more…
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…
The High Speed Rail Industry Leaders annual conference assembled 200 representatives at the Leeds College of Music from across industry, local and national government, local economic partnerships and transport organisations. The conference highlighted the ambitious plans that the city of Leeds has, including the station doubling in size and a commercial Read more…