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Northern mayors share plans to improve rail links between Greater Manchester and West Midlands

In a joint press conference on Wednesday 7 February, the mayors of the West Midlands and Greater Manchester outlined potential plans to improve rail...

Small businesses win more HS2 orders

According to new figures, HS2’s civils contractors doubled their total spend with SMEs (companies with 250 or fewer employees) in 2022/23 compared to the...

Public Accounts Committee report calls for answers following cancellation of HS2 Phase 2

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report that calls for government to "answer questions raised by the decision to cancel HS2 Phase...

Mayors HS2 northern leg alternative proposal expected next month

The Mayor of Greater Manchester says a private sector group looking to tackle one of the most congested and unreliable routes on the UK...

HS2 announces more apprenticeship jobs

HS2’s commitment to creating ‘Skills for Life’ – the theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week – was reinforced as it confirmed more apprenticeship...

Shortlist announced to supply and operate HS2’s mass transit system at Interchange Station

HS2 Ltd has confirmed the shortlisted bidders to operate and maintain the assets required for the new mass transit system at Interchange station in...

“Constructive talks” over next steps after HS2’s northern leg was scrapped

Mayors Andy Street and Andy Burnham have said that constructive talks have been held with the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rail Minister,...

Anthro appointed to support delivery of the HS2 Old Oak Common Station

Egis and VVB Engineering have been appointed to support the delivery of Old Oak Common Station, the London interchange for HS2. As a new...

Construction starts on HS2’s Birmingham Curzon Street Station

HS2 has marked the start of construction on the landmark Birmingham Curzon Street Station – a new rail hub that will play a vital...

Completion of HS2 logistics tunnel

HS2 has celebrated the breakthrough of a tunnelling machine into its underground Old Oak Common station – marking a key milestone in plans to...

New government-backed Recruitment Hubs will help more unemployed people into work on HS2

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has joined forces with HS2 to invest in three new dedicated Recruitment Hubs for the project in...

Government lifting the safeguarding directions for HS2 between the West Midlands and Crewe

The Transport Secretary Mark Harper has announced that he is formally lifting the safeguarding directions for HS2 Phase 2a between West Midlands and Crewe....
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