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March 4, 2021 | High-speed

HS2 releases signalling contractor shortlist

A winning bidder will be announced in late 2022.

February 19, 2021 | High-speed

Tender to construct £275m HS2 depot and control centre launched

The depot and control centre in Birmingham will stable at least 54 high-speed trains.

February 11, 2021 | High-speed

HS2 Phase 2a receives royal assent

Environmental work will now proceed ahead of the start of construction in 2024.

December 22, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd launches new tenders

HS2 Ltd, which manages Britain’s HS2 high-speed project, has launched two new tenders for the supply of switches and crossings for the 280km line, and for systems at four Phase 1 stations.

November 24, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd showcases £12bn in supply chain opportunities

THE developer of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project, HS2 Ltd, launched a four-day virtual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on November 23, in order to showcase more than 400,000 supply chain opportunities worth around £12bn for Phase 1 of the project.

November 13, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Phase 2b bill to be split

THE British government has confirmed that the eastern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b from Birmingham to Leeds will now be split into a second parliamentary bill, separate from the western section of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.

October 5, 2020 | Infrastructure

HS2 awards £260m slab track contract

HS2 Ltd has awarded a £260m contract to a consortium of Porr and Aggregate Industries UK to design and manufacture slab track for the new London - Birmingham - Crewe high-speed line. The contract excludes track in tunnels and on some specialist structures.

September 13, 2020 | Technology

HS2 announces first five firms for its Innovation Accelerator programme

HS2 Ltd has announced the first five tech companies to join its Innovation Accelerator programme, which aims to develop technologies to be integrated into Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail project.

September 4, 2020 | High-speed

Construction begins on Britain’s HS2 project

CONSTRUCTION has formally begun on the 225km Phase One of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project from London to Birmingham and Lichfield.

August 30, 2020 | High-speed

HS2’s Birmingham Interchange station receives planning permission

SOLIHULL Birmingham Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) has given planning approval for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) Interchange station, including the surrounding landscape and public area along with the automated people mover.

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