News

• Ruislip Lido Railway Society Ltd will use a £75,000 grant from HS2’s Community & Environment Fund (CEF) to convert diesel locomotive 'Graham Alexander' to low-carbon battery power, removing its reliance on diesel.
• The new diesel-free alternative will improve local air quality and reduce noise pollution on the UK’s longest 12-gauge railway line.

• HS2 partnered with Birmingham-based Craftspace and Dual Works to deliver creative workshops at the Heart of Birmingham Vocational College in Washwood Heath.
• The ’Washwood Heath Creates’ project included outdoor creative design sessions in the College’s garden and a site visit for local students.
• New video showing the programme in action: (https://youtu.be/Fm0k0ZUHPQA)

• 5,600 tonne bridge moved under the Coventry to Leamington railway 27 hours ahead of schedule
• This is the third giant bridge move in two weeks as HS2’s construction ramps up in the West Midlands
• Over 500 people delivered the three bridge operations, part of the 9,000 workforce building HS2 in the region
• Timelapse footage shows the 5.5 hour operation and photos here

HS2 Ltd is the only organisation in the UK to achieve and retain a prestigious accreditation standard established to recognise exceptional commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workforce.

• Over 1,600 concrete segment rings have been installed by two giant tunnelling machines
• New video showcases progress made on tunnelling in London: https://youtu.be/0wC3-jsprtg 

• New garden opened on Hampstead Road by the National Temperance Hospital
• Space features wildflowers, birch trees and timber benches which will be relocated after use