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IN PICTURES: Giant HS2 TBM cutterhead’s impressive journey back to start second dig in Warwickshire
22 Sep 2022- Night-time operation in Warwickshire takes the giant ‘Dorothy’ Tunnel Boring Machine’s cutterhead back to Long Itchington Wood Tunnel north portal
- Impressive sight as the 160 tonne cutterhead was moved upright on a 12 metre-long, 48-wheel Self Propelled Trailer (SPT) on its 2.5 mile journey
- Once reassembled, ‘Dorothy’ will start her second tunnel bore later this year
- Pictures here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/long-itchington-wood-tunnel-2/dorothy-tbm-cutterhead-move
- Video here: https://youtu.be/RxzRo9LdMjM
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Fast-track training programme helps Camden residents secure jobs on HS2
21 Sep 2022A fast track job training programme developed by HS2’s Euston Station construction partner, Mace Dragados, is helping unemployed people in Camden launch a new career on HS2.
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HS2 celebrates first million cubic metres of chalk laid as part of Chiltern grassland transformation
08 Sep 2022- Chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels being used to landscape the site which is set to become a 127 hectare wildlife haven featuring new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats.
- Download and embed a new video showing how chalk from the tunnels is reused to create new habitats.
- Download the latest photos of the work and visualisations showing how the site will look once complete
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IN PICTURES: HS2 helps build brand new play park in Lichfield
08 Sep 2022- Now open to the public, the Play Park in Streethay was built using a £75k grant from HS2- the company building the UK’s new high-speed rail line.
- Pictures available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/community-engagement-2/cef-and-blef/phase-2a/streethay-play-park-opening
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Students supported into graduate-level jobs on HS2
07 Sep 2022Students from universities across the UK are moving into graduate-level jobs on HS2 aligned to the subjects they studied at university.