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• The temporary display, located in the Museum’s ‘Presenting’ case tells the story of how the building of Britain’s railways, from Victorian pioneers to modern high-speed rail, has contributed to our understanding of geological history and the distant past.
• The display, entitled From ‘Flying Steed’ to High Speed: How Britain’s railway development has powered our geological and palaeontological understanding can be found in the Main Court of Oxford Museum of Natural History until the 26 October 2025. The museum is open daily from 10am – 5pm and admission is free.
• Download new images of the fossils, which were discovered across various sites in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Northamptonshire.

• New images reveal the vast scale of HS2's fully completed Colne Valley viaduct 
• Engineers have spent the last 12 months making finishing touches to the viaduct including noise barriers and structural sensors
• Watch our latest video: https://youtu.be/UDs4hfE3anU 

• More delegate spaces released this week for Buckinghamshire schools and colleges
• The hands-on event will help young people to learn about different careers
• Final week for schools and colleges to register their attendance

• Over 12,500 people in the West Midlands are now working on HS2
• Training and employment programmes help thousands of local people to launch careers on Britain’s new railway

The number of unemployed people transitioning into jobs on HS2 is continuing to grow. Figures released today (28, August 2025), show that in the last three months, a further 168 people who were out of work are now helping to build Britain’s new railway.

• New video shows how new grassland is being created from chalk bored for high-speed line’s longest tunnel