News tagged HS2
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DfT opens door to underground station at Manchester Piccadilly as part of NPR plans
Transport secretary also confirmed HS2 bill would be repurposed for northern rail scheme
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Weston Williamson’s ‘polished’ HS2 viaduct design selected in public vote
The Architects’ JournalWeston Williamson’s ‘polished’ HS2 viaduct design selected in public vote A highly polished concrete design has won a public vote for a viaduct to be built in the West Midlands as part of the HS2 line The post Weston Williamson’s ‘polished’ HS2 viaduct design selected in public vote appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia
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HS2’s 16km Chilterns tunnelling completed with second TBM breakthrough
High Speed 2 (HS2) has celebrated the completion of tunnelling for its 16km twin-bore Chilterns tunnel as the second tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on 21 March. The post HS2’s 16km Chilterns tunnelling completed with second TBM breakthrough appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Barhale constructing power tunnel under Grand Union Canal to support HS2 Euston TBMs
UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs). The post Barhale constructing power tunnel under Grand Union Canal to support HS2 Euston TBMs appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Second Chilterns TBM breaks through
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) building HS2 under the Chiltern Hills broke through at the twin tunnels’ northern portal on Thursday 21st March 2024.
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HS2's Chief Executive, Mark Thurston, provides an HS2 project update on progress of the project
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HS2 - HS2 moves 10 million tonnes of construction material by rail 06072023
In May 2023, HS2 achieved their target of moving 10 million tonnes of material to and from their construction sites by rail, a major milestone in their plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads. HS2 celebrated this feat at an event at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire, which was spearheaded by a unique line-up of locomotives that have delivered aggregate for HS2.
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HS2 - HS2’s giant viaduct segment factory starts production in the Midlands 04072023
HS2 has started production of 2,742 huge concrete segments which will be used to build HS2’s Delta Junction, a triangle-shaped series of viaducts that will take HS2 trains between London, the Midlands and the North.
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HS2 - This is Britain's new high-speed rail network 22062023
HS2 provide details of the new bullet style trains and outline the new high-speed rail network that will provide zero carbon travel with more capacity for passengers and freight. This is the future of intercity journeys for the next century and beyond
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HS2 - Progress on HS2’s Copthall Green Tunnel (as Western portal is complete) 15062023
Engineers working on the HS2 project are celebrating progress as they have completed the western portal of the Copthall Green Tunnel. Located in Hillingdon, the 880m long tunnel structure sits between the twin bored Northolt Tunnel and the Colne Valley Viaduct.
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