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How HS2 will maintain its network using Virtual Reality and ‘digital twin’ technology

HS2 is using virtual reality and real-time monitoring technology built into infrastructure such as rails, bridges and overhead lines in a push for greater...

HS2 confirms lifts and escalators framework award

HS2 has appointed TK Elevator to the framework to deliver 300 leading-edge lifts and escalators for four new station facilities being built as part...

HS2 archaeologists uncover incredibly detailed Roman relic

HS2 archaeologists have made an exciting find in the form of a rare early Roman carved figure. The team, from Infra Archaeology, working for HS2's...

A fantastic find for HS2 archaeologists

Archaeologists working on HS2 have made a stunning find – one of the most significant on the project to date. For the last year, about...

HS2 trains to be powered by zero-carbon energy

HS2 has said that its trains will be powered by zero-carbon energy from day one of operation. It says this will offer a cleaner alternative...

HS2 release first images of landscaped green tunnel destined for Northamptonshire

HS2 has released new images for the longest “green tunnel” its teams will be building across Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The design of the three tunnels...

EKFB announces senior leadership changes

The Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB) JV has today announced two changes to its senior leadership team. Kier’s Helen Samuels is...

HS2 contractor on major recruitment drive

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner, is launching a major recruitment drive. The company hopes to add new people to its teams as it...

HS2 looks back on successes of 2021 and ahead to 2022

HS2 Ltd has unveiled new images and a video celebrating progress made on the project during 2021. Mark Thurston, CEO of HS2 Ltd, said: “It...

HS2 contractor takes pupils back to Triassic times

Balfour Beatty has presented pupils with a sample of rock which serves as a souvenir from the age of dinosaurs. The contractors, working on behalf...

HS2 creates first of 56 giant piers for UK’s longest rail bridge

HS2 has reached a new stage in constructing what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge. It has started work on the first of 56...

London HS2 tunnelling work close to launch as teams receive massive boring machines

An essential step in the creation of London’s HS2 tunnels has been taken – with the delivery of two 1,900 tonne boring machines. The giant...
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East West Rail to hold drop-in events ahead of statutory consultation

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