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Injunction granted to block protests along entire planned HS2 route

An injunction designed to block activists from carrying out “disruptive protests” on land along the entire route of the planned HS2 rail link has been granted by a High Court judge. The line’s developers, High Speed Two Limited, backed by the ...

20 Sept 2022 at 18:02

Liz Truss ‘completely committed’ to Northern Powerhouse Rail

Liz Truss has declared she is “completely committed” to building Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and wants “really fantastic rail services” in the North. The Conservative Party leadership candidate told reporters in Leeds that she knows “how ...

28 Jul 2022 at 17:23

HS2 minister ‘concerned’ at rising costs

The minister responsible for HS2 said he is “concerned” at the rate of the high-speed railway project’s cost increases. Andrew Stephenson expressed his unease as he told Parliament that HS2 Ltd drew on an extra £500 million of its £5.6 ...

16 Mar 2022 at 15:25

HS2’s Euston station to have ‘bronze or gold’ roof

HS2’s Euston station will feature a bold roof coloured “bronze or gold” under new plans for the high-speed railway’s London terminus. Designers hope the “innovative” structure will be an “identifying feature” of the north London ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Mayor: Scaled down HS2 plan ‘can only feel like they’ve run out of money’

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has said the Government’s scaled down HS2 plans “can only feel like they have run out of money”. The Government sparked a backlash in November with its Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), as northern ...

24 Feb 2022 at 14:25

HS2 begins building Britain’s longest railway bridge

HS2 has started construction of the UK’s longest railway bridge. The Colne Valley Viaduct will stretch for 2.1 miles (3.4km), carrying high-speed trains some 33ft (10m) above a series of lakes and waterways just outside ...

31 May 2022 at 18:03

HS2 Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for North West’s rail connections, says Shapps

A “landmark moment” in improving the North West’s rail connections will happen on Monday when the Bill to extend HS2 to Manchester is laid in Parliament, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said. Phase 2b of the ...

24 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Protesters plan ‘national day of action’ over HS2 rail expansion

Environmental activists are planning a “national day of action” to protest against the expansion of the HS2 high-speed railway – as the Bill for the project is laid out in Parliament on Monday. The ...

24 Jan 2022 at 08:25

Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for HS2 – Transport Secretary

24 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Show some ambition, Burnham tells government over HS2 plans

Andy Burnham has called on the Government to “show ambition for the North” as he panned current plans in the HS2 bill laid in Parliament on Monday. The mayor of Greater Manchester said the ...

24 Jan 2022 at 19:25

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 ...

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 ...

16 Jan 2023 at 15:15

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