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Unique HS2 tunnel portal completed to solve high-speed rail’s ‘sonic boom’ conundrum
Unique HS2 tunnel portal completed to solve high-speed rail’s ‘sonic boom’ conundrum

Contractors building HS2 have completed work on a pair of innovative extensions to the southern portal of its longest tunnel to eliminate the possibility of ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering at 200 mph (321 km/h). 

Curzon Street unites the past and future of rail travel in Birmingham
Curzon Street unites the past and future of rail travel in Birmingham

As the rail industry unites under the banner of ‘Railway 200’, to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, HS2 and the Railway 200 team are calling on those with a connection to Birmingham to get involved.

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Robert Stephenson statue goes on display at the Locomotion Museum
Robert Stephenson statue goes on display at the Locomotion Museum

The historic bronze statue of Robert Stephenson, the great railway engineer, has gone on display at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon.

Siemens Mobility secures infrastructure and service contracts for HS2
Siemens Mobility secures infrastructure and service contracts for HS2

Siemens Mobility has been awarded four significant contracts by HS2 Ltd and will join key contractors under the Rail Systems Alliance.

Giant HS2 box structure under A46 approaches final phase of construction
Giant HS2 box structure under A46 approaches final phase of construction

Construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to take the new HS2 line under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire has taken a major step forward, following the successful installation of 120 gigantic beams.

HS2 takes shape: progress to deliver Britain's new high-speed railway revealed
HS2 takes shape: progress to deliver Britain's new high-speed railway revealed

The progress made to deliver HS2 outlined on 30 December 2024 in figures showing that the majority of the deep tunnel drives and earthworks needed for the high-speed railway have now been completed. 

HS2 enlists public in design of new generation of high-speed trains
HS2 enlists public in design of new generation of high-speed trains

High speed trains due to run on HS2 and further north on the West Coast Main Line will help deliver a “step-change in the passenger experience”, engineers said, as detailed designs for the new fleet are finalised.

Double milestone for HS2’s Brackley viaducts
Double milestone for HS2’s Brackley viaducts

HS2’s engineers have celebrated a double milestone in the construction of two huge viaducts that will eventually carry the high-speed railway across a floodplain.

HS2’s Interchange Station takes step forward with bridge progress
HS2’s Interchange Station takes step forward with bridge progress

HS2’s Interchange Station in Solihull has taken a step forward after a 20-strong team carefully lifted 15 colossal bridge beams into position.

HS2 celebrates first completed viaduct
HS2 celebrates first completed viaduct

On 3 September 2024, a viaduct in Northamptonshire has officially become the first on the HS2 project to be completed as engineers working for the high speed rail project installed the last stretch of parapet along the sides.

UK-first technique in full swing on HS2’s River Tame West Viaducts
UK-first technique in full swing on HS2’s River Tame West Viaducts

A specialist cantilever process has been used for the first time in the UK by HS2 to build the first span of a 472-metre-long single track viaduct in the West Midlands.

Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth
Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth

A 91-metre Carol Green rail bridge designed to carry HS2 over the existing West Coast Main Line near Kenilworth is taking shape, following the successful installation of 83 giant pre-tensioned concrete beams over 13 consecutive weekend night shifts.

HS2’s "Bellingham Bridge" takes shape in Birmingham
HS2’s "Bellingham Bridge" takes shape in Birmingham

HS2 has completed the four huge piers of the Curzon 2 bridge, marking a significant construction milestone on the sequence of viaducts that will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham.

Key milestone for HS2 as half of tunnels completed
Key milestone for HS2 as half of tunnels completed

Construction of the giant network of tunnels for HS2 has now passed the halfway point, marking a significant milestone for Britain’s new high-speed line.