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HS2 contractor creates new outside play area for Balsall Common Primary School
16 Sep 2021- A team of volunteers from Balfour Beatty VINCI, working with HS2 and their supply chain, has given a new lease of life to a dilapidated play area at a school in Solihull.
- The new open space play area and sensory garden are now being enjoyed by pupils as they return to school.
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Young HS2 fan names new carbon-friendly freight train
14 Sep 2021A teenage rail fan has today [Tuesday, 14th September] been given the honour of naming a Class 66 locomotive that will transport HS2 construction materials by rail to help reduce carbon emissions.
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HS2 unveils the ‘beating heart of HS2 in London’ at its London logistics hub
14 Sep 2021- Logistics operation will take one million lorry movements off the road
- 30-acre site near Willesden Junction will be at centre of the logistics operation for HS2 in London and where earth from the 26 miles of London tunnelling will be processed
- Video available here: https://youtu.be/X2eQhZuakn4
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Back to school with HS2’s new education resources
13 Sep 2021HS2’s Skills, Employment and Education team has launched a range of brand-new education and teaching resources which align to the national curriculum and promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
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One year on from start of construction, HS2 celebrates hitting 20,000 jobs landmark
12 Sep 2021Video: HS2 project reaches 20,000 jobs: https://youtu.be/k-jPF_47_xI
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HS2 announces shortlist for Washwood Heath train depot and network control centre
09 Sep 2021HS2 Ltd today confirmed the shortlist of bidders in the running to build the high speed rail project’s network control centre and rolling stock maintenance depot, which will create around 500 long-term jobs in Birmingham’s Washwood Heath.