Civil works completed on HS2’s first ‘green’ tunnel
High-speed rail project HS2 has revealed its first completed 'cut and cover' tunnel at a site on the western edge of London.
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HS2 assesses progress made during 2025
With HS2 soon to undergo a fundamental reset, it has assessed its achievements in 2025.
Essex railway to run HST event after Christmas
The Colne Valley Railway has a released tickets for its final event of this year - a high-speed train (HST) day.
HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct is now officially Britain’s longest rail bridge
HS2's Colne Valley viaduct is now officially the UK's longest railway bridge after the completion of civil engineering works.
Restored HS2 grassland begins to flourish
HS2 have been working to improve the area around the Chiltern Tunnel.
HS2 breaks record for Britain’s longest railway viaduct
The deck of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct in Buckinghamshire has been completed to break a 137-year old record as Britain’s longest railway viaduct.
HS2 cuts carbon in Edgcote viaduct by 13% through redesign
HS2 has today (Thursday 14 December) released new images showing the Edgcote Viaduct, which it is building to a new, more eco-friendly, design.
Highfurlong Brook is first HS2 viaduct to finish deck beam installation
The Highfurlong Brook Viaduct in Northamptonshire has all its deck beams installed, becoming the first on the HS2 project to reach this stage.
HS2 reaches halfway point in Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining
HS2 passed another milestone, reaching the halfway stage in the mining of emergency cross-passages linking northbound and southbound Chiltern tunnels.
Construction of Britain’s longest viaduct passes halfway mark
Construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct which is set to carry HS2 across the Colne Valley viaduct near Denham in Buckinghamshire has passed the half-…