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Spoiler alert! HS2’s enormous conveyor network starts moving excavated material

A 1.7-mile-long network of conveyors has begun operating in west London to move material excavated for the construction of HS2. The system will remove the need for one million lorry journeys to transport spoil, according to HS2 Ltd. It was switched ...

22 Nov 2022 at 15:02

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge. Mr Merriman visited the site where HS2’s 2.1-mile-long (3.4km) Colne Valley ...

16 Jan 2023 at 15:15

HS2 rated ‘unachievable’ by major projects body

The HS2 programme has been given an “unachievable” rating by the official infrastructure watchdog. A “red” rating was assigned to the plans for the construction of the first two phases of the troubled rail line, from London to Birmingham and ...

30 Jul 2023 at 12:02

HS2 boss quits as project moves to ‘defining period’ after major delays

HS2 Ltd’s chief executive has announced his resignation amid major delays and cost pressures for the high-speed railway project. Mark Thurston, 56, will leave his role in September after six-and-a-half years leading the Government-owned ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:35

Rishi Sunak strips HS2 bosses of responsibility for Euston

HS2 Ltd has been stripped of responsibility for Euston station as there “must be some accountability for the mistakes made”, the Prime Minister said. Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference to confirm that the ...

04 Oct 2023 at 13:29

HS2 train designs recognised for environmental credentials

Designs of HS2’s 225mph trains have been recognised for their environmental credentials, according to the company building the high-speed railway. HS2 Ltd said its trains are the first in the world to achieve the British Standard ...

03 Sept 2023 at 09:00

More than £1bn spent on Euston HS2 work since 2017

HS2 Ltd’s work at Euston started six years ago with more than £1 billion already spent. A huge area to the west and northwest of the existing mainline station has been cleared to make space for the high-speed railway, and many ...

27 Jan 2023 at 13:31

HS2 archaeologists find Anglo-Saxon burial ground containing nearly 140 graves

Archaeologists working on an HS2 site have discovered a burial ground containing nearly 140 graves, including a skeleton with a weapon still embedded in it. The site, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, contained 138 graves, with ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Decapitated skeletons among more than 400 bodies exhumed from Roman cemetery

Around 40 beheaded skeletons are among 425 bodies exhumed by HS2 archaeologists in a large Roman cemetery discovered on the route of the high-speed railway. The 50-strong team uncovered the remains at a cemetery in Fleet ...

05 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Rishi Sunak’s HS2 axe means Labour may need to cut demand for trains – report

Rishi Sunak’s decision to curtail HS2 means the public may need to be incentivised not to travel by train, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the then-prime minister’s ...

23 Jul 2024 at 13:30

HS2 Ltd spending more than £100m on bat ‘shed’, says chairman

HS2 Ltd is spending more than £100 million building a “shed” for bats, the chairman of the Government-owned company said. Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference the bat protection structure in ...

07 Nov 2024 at 18:54

Government to oversee building of HS2 amid spiralling costs

Ministers will oversee the building of the HS2 rail line, the Government has announced as it attempts to get hold of soaring costs for the project. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has also ordered an ...

20 Oct 2024 at 12:31

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