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August 29, 2025 | Main line

Britain’s Midlands Rail Hub project partners selected

VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke, AtkinsRéalis, Siemens Mobility are set to work with Network Rail on the programme of improvements in and around Birmingham.

October 5, 2023 | High-speed

Cancelling HS2 to Manchester “a devastating blow”

Industry responds to October 4’s announcement.

April 3, 2022 | News

Midlands Connect announces plans to increase rail capacity

Work will continue to feed government consultation into future projects.

December 15, 2020 | Policy

Britain’s National Infrastructure Commission publishes rail needs assessment report

INTER-city links in northern and central England should be prioritised, possibly at the expense of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b, according to the Rail Needs Assessment published by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) on December 15.

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