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Certification of Overhead Catenary is latest step towards delivering Europe’s fastest railway
16 May 2018HS2 will become the first high speed railway in Europe equipped with overhead lines powering trains to operate at 360km/h.
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HS2 minister Nusrat Ghani meets female HS2 apprentices and graduates , ahead of International Women’s Day (8th March), during National Apprenticeship Week.
08 May 2018Nusrat Ghani met HS2 apprentices at Birmingham's National College for High Speed Rail
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HS2 workers discover remains of ancient coastline in west London
16 Mar 2018Engineers working on Britain’s new high speed railway have discovered an ancient, sub-tropical coastline dating back 56 million years. The rare discovery was made at a site in Ruislip, West London, when HS2’s ground investigation team unearthed a previously unknown material, located up to 33 metres below the surface.
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HS2’s gateway to London set for transformation as Lendlease wins Euston development role
22 Feb 2018HS2 today confirmed that the firm behind the 2012 Olympics' Athletes’ Village and the new International Quarter, gateway to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will lead the planning and development of Euston, in a deal that could unlock up to 1,700 new homes and 19,000 jobs around the wider station site.
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Birmingham’s new landmark HS2 stations a step closer, as designers are appointed
02 Feb 2018HS2 today revealed the world-leading architects, designers and engineers that will help develop the detailed plans for Birmingham Curzon Street and Birmingham Interchange - the largest new stations to be built in the West Midlands since the Victorian era.
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Solihull’s new landmark HS2 station takes a step closer, as designers are appointed
02 Feb 2018HS2 today revealed that designers Ove Arup & Partners working with Wilkinson Eyre Architects will help develop the detailed plans for Birmingham Interchange – one of the largest new stations to be built in the West Midlands since the Victorian era.