HS2 Ltd, the company charged with constructing Britain’s new high-speed rail network, has today issued Notices to Proceed (NtP) to the four main works...
Bidders for the HS2 train contract have revealed computer-generated images of their proposed designs.
Alstom, CAF, the Hitachi-Bombardier JV, Siemens Mobility and Talgo have all...
Spanish state-owned operator Renfe has partnered with MTR for its West Coast Partnership bid.
The new West Coast Partnership is a franchise which will combine the...
Right now, across the country, thousands of people are starting work on HS2. After years of talk, preparatory work for Europe’s largest infrastructure programme...
Margaret Thatcher's former private secretary has been appointed as an independent construction commissioner for HS2.
Sir Mark Worthington, who has more than 20 years' experience...
The National College for High-Speed Rail (NCHSR) has established a partnership with Alstom's Academy for Rail in Widnes.
The agreement will see NCHSR lead on...
The first of Eurostar's new fleet of high-speed trains has called at Ashford International station.
Arriving at 2.55pm on its way to Paris, the Eurostar...
Network Certification Body (NCB), an independent subsidiary of Network Rail, has been awarded a £20 million contract with CERTIFER to provide independent assessment services for...
HS2 investigators have discovered a sub-tropical coastline which dates back around 56 million years.
The discovery of the previously unknown material was made 33m below the...
A high-speed service could be becoming to Stoke-on-Trent after transport secretary Chris Grayling backed plans to extend a key platform at Crewe station.
HS2 Phase...
It is a well-documented, industry-wide issue and if it’s not tackled, the ramifications could be huge.
The engineering and higher-level skills gap needs no introduction....
