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CGI aerial view of Chalfont St Giles vent shaft at Year 15 following construction

HS2 Reveals Chilterns ‘Barn Design’ Vent Shaft for Chalfont St Giles

5th February 2021

HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile long Chiltern tunnel. Set into a fold in the Chiltern hills

HS2 Reveals Designs for New Green Public Spaces in Water Orton

26th January 2021

Following public consultation, HS2 has revealed new designs for two viaducts near the village of Water Orton in Warwickshire, including new landscaped areas that will provide green public spaces and wildlife habitats. New designs of

HS2 to Implement UK’s First Ever Project Wide Health and Safety Passport

11th January 2021

Midlands based company Biosite is working with HS2 developing the new initiative to boost health and safety and competency insight across the supply chain HS2 and its contractors have taken a major step in improving

HS2 Celebrates End of Successful 2020 with New Images Showing Forward Progress on Europe’s Biggest Infrastructure Project

5th January 2021

HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high speed, low carbon railway, has released a series of images to celebrate the forward momentum of the project during 2020. 240 sites now active along the route

Exterior of the Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham

Birmingham’s Rail History Revived as Agreement Reached to Integrate Old Curzon Street Station into New HS2 Terminus

4th January 2021

HS2 has received the go-ahead from Birmingham City Council to begin the transformative refurbishment of the Old Curzon Street Station, marking the next phase of work around the new high speed terminus in central Birmingham.

CAGE hybrid Advanté welfare system at HS2 Euston site

HS2 Trials Game-changing Clean Air Gas Engine Technology to Dramatically Cut Carbon on Construction Sites

11th December 2020

HS2 leads trial of ultra-low emission technology to replace diesel power on construction sites Innovative technology developed by Lancashire-based SME OakTec Power Industry-first solution set to dramatically cut carbon, improve air quality and deliver big

Krokodyl robot lifts TBM tunnel segment November 2020

HS2 Boosts Safety and Efficiency with Innovative Robot for Chiltern Tunnelling Machines

5th November 2020

HS2 today unveiled the use of an innovative onboard robot that will improve safety and efficiency on the high speed rail project’s first two giant tunnelling machines, set to launch early next year. Pioneered by

HS2 uses New Pioneering Low Carbon Concrete

24th September 2020

As part of its ambition to build the most sustainable high speed railway in the world, HS2 contractors in London have begun using a new low carbon concrete product which provides a reduction of 42%