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Demolition of disused bridge by HS2 contractor

In preparation for the construction of the northern section of HS2’s Phase One route between London and the West Midlands, main works civils contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) have successfully demolished a disused bridge in Saltley near Birmingham. The Heartlands Parkway bridge originally connected the A47 with a nearby industrial Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year28 October 2021 ago
Industry News

Pete Waterman unveils name of HS2’s first Midlands tunnelling machine

Music producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman visited HS2’s Long Itchington Wood Tunnel site in Warwickshire to unveil the name of HS2’s first tunnel boring machine (TBM) on the northern section of Phase One.  During a ceremony on the construction site, which is managed by HS2 joint venture Balfour Beatty VINCI, Pete revealed that Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year ago
Industry News

HS2 contractor donates new classroom bus to Old Oak Primary School

The Costain-Skanska Joint Venture (CSjv), who are delivering the HS2 Enabling Works programme in West London, have refurbished and donated a disused bus to Old Oak Primary School and Bubble & Squeak which will be used by children from the school and the local community as an alternative learning environment Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year20 October 2021 ago
Industry News Publications

The importance of HS2’s Eastern Leg to Britain’s levelling up agenda

An open letter to the  Prime Minister, regarding the importance of HS2’s Eastern leg, from HSRG and the Railway Industry Association: Dear Prime Minister Last year you rightly committed your government to deliver HS2 in full. You did so because you understood it is the UK’s most important infrastructure project Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year15 September 2021 ago
Apprentice Network

High Speed Tales – Podcast from HSR Apprentice Network

Our High Speed Rail Apprentice Network is made up of apprentices and graduates from across the HS2 project and its contractors, and the wider HSR industry. The network provides the opportunity for networking, meeting other apprentices and sharing experiences and best practice. The network’s Podcast Series – called High Speed Tales gives apprentices the Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year7 September 2021 ago
Apprentice Network

Introducing Ben Duncumb, Demolition Apprentice at Keltbray

We spoke to Ben Duncumb, a Demolition Apprentice working for Keltbray: Can you describe your role in a few words? I am learning new methods for demolition, including how things are done correctly and to high industry standards. What were you doing prior to this? Prior to my apprenticeship I Read more…

By Deborah, 1 year 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, 1 year10 August 2021 ago
Industry News

Excavation begins for HS2’s first ‘barn design’ tunnel vent shaft

Work has now begun to excavate the first of five shafts that will provide ventilation and emergency access to HS2’s ten-mile long tunnels under the Chiltern Hills. The structure was designed by HS2 Ltd’s main works contractor Align JV, made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick Read more…

By Deborah, 2 years 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

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