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Yougov polling finds strong public support for the building of new high-speed rail lines between cities in the north.

First section of Canadian high speed rail route selected CANADA: The first phase of the Alto high speed rail project will be built between Ottawa and Montréal, transport minister Steven MacKinnon has announced.

First section of Canadian high-speed rail route selected.

Final HS2 Viaduct Segment Manufactured at Warwickshire Production Site The final deck segment for HS2's Delta junction has been manufactured at a factory located alongside the M42 near Kingsbury, Warwickshire.

Final HS2 deck segment complete at Kingsbury, Warwickshire. It is the last of 2,742 for Delta Junction. This is the UK rail supply chain at its best: high-volume offsite manufacturing delivering the components needed for complex new rail infrastructure.

HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes Exclusive: Link from Old Oak Common in west London will be faster than the Stansted Express

HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes.

The clock is ticking on the West Coast Main Line’s looming capacity crisis.

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Euston, here we come! HS2 starts digging tunnels to central London in landmark moment However, new station - alongside a revamped mainline station - is not due to open for 15 years

HS2 starts digging tunnels to central London in landmark moment.

EU report: high‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending Europe’s high‑speed rail network expanded by more than 1,000 km in four years, as EU countries increased spending on rail infrastructure to record levels, according to the European…

High‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending.

‘It’s working’: HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years | New Civil Engineer The programme to build the UK’s new high-speed rail line has repeatedly seen timescales slip and budgets blown in recent years, leading to the appointment

HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years.

Birmingham sets out high-rise city centre vision 5,000 homes and major commercial quarter planned around HS2 station

Birmingham has set out a new high-rise city centre vision focused on the HS2 Curzon Street area, with plans that could deliver more than 5,000 new homes alongside a major new commercial district.

Complex steelwork, civils and logistics coming together on time: This is UK rail delivery capability in practice. We’re clear that HS2 matters because it frees up capacity on the West Coast Main Line for regional services and freight.

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Behind the launch: 34 deep piles (down to 30m), new abutments/piers, 37 precast planks for the deck base, plus a new retaining wall along the canal. Vibration was monitored throughout to protect Longhole Bridge nearby.

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A 1,620-tonne bridge doesn’t move itself. Engineers delivered a tightly choreographed launch, following two years of prep work by Balfour Beatty VINCI and close planning with the Canal & River Trust to minimise disruption.

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A 130m steel viaduct has been launched across the Grand Union Canal near Ufton, marking a major engineering milestone on HS2 in Warwickshire. The canal is back open a week early after the 1,620-tonne slide into place.

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Curzon Street is about more than a station: new public space, greener streets, better walking and cycling links, and improved connections across the city.

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Curzon Street shows what the UK rail supply chain can deliver when it’s mobilised: specialist skills, joined-up delivery, complex engineering done well.

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2,011 piles, each 6-24m deep, are now in the ground at Birmingham Curzon Street. The new seven-platform station will stretch more than 400 metres across the city centre, under a vast arched roof inspired by Victorian railway architecture.

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Progress at Birmingham Curzon Street has hit a major milestone, with the final concrete pile now in place to support the station’s foundations. It’s a clear marker of the pace and scale of delivery now happening on HS2.

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New high-speed train network could link every single capital city in Europe The ambitious project will take 20 years to complete.

New high-speed train network could link every single capital city in Europe.

The Rail Revolution: How UK rail can push for net zero - The Engineer Working procedures to increase the current railway system’s efficiency must be undertaken to drive wholesale changes.

How UK rail can push for net zero.

HS2 | Piling for Curzon Street completed as station site works progresses | New Civil Engineer The 2,011 reinforced concrete piles, each between about 6m and 24m deep, were installed along the site that stretches more than 400m between Moor Street

Piling for Curzon Street completed as station site works progresses.

With the foundations milestone reached at Curzon Street, the next phase is about building the station itself, ramping up jobs, apprenticeships and UK supply chain opportunities as work progresses.

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With piling complete at Curzon Street, the focus now shifts to enabling the Digbeth extension of the West Midlands Metro, planned to stop under the station on New Canal Street. This is what joined-up transport looks like in practice.

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New images show how the public spaces around Curzon Street will work: a station square edged by gardens, plus improved walking and cycling links connecting into the city.

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Last pile in! Engineers have completed the final 2,011 concrete piles for the foundations of HS2’s Curzon Street station in Birmingham. Each pile is between 6 and 24 metres deep, forming the base for a major new city-centre terminus.

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HS2 calls on tech innovators for reset programme - The Engineer HS2 calls on tech specialists to join its Innovation Accelerator and boost efficiency, safety and value.

HS2 calls on tech innovators for reset programme.

EU report: high‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending Europe’s high‑speed rail network expanded by more than 1,000 km in four years, as EU countries increased spending on rail infrastructure to record levels, according to the European…

High‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending.

Warning Manchester to London rail line 'at limit' and could get worse for passengers Plans to run the 7am service from Manchester to London with a full crew but no passengers have been abandoned - but the capacity problem has not gone away

This is why increasing capacity across the network is so important.

Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government's 'reset' of the HS2…

Innovation accelerator to support HS2 project reset.

21 apprentices and graduates start two-year training programme with HS2 HS2, has welcomed a new intake of 21 apprentices and graduates to start a two-year training programme.

21 apprentices and graduates start two-year training programme with HS2.

Yorkshire leaders welcome £45bn Northern Powerhouse rail plans The major project aims to create faster and more frequent services, with Yorkshire to benefit first.

Regional leaders welcome £45bn rail boost plans.