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Tunnel progress as HS2 completes first mile under the Chilterns
30 Sep 2021The first enormous 2,000 tonne tunnelling machine passed the one mile mark this week during the construction of the first tunnels for HS2 - Britain’s new high speed rail link between London, Birmingham and the north.
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Alternative fuels trial boosts HS2 drive to cut carbon
28 Sep 2021Results from a trial carried out to test the potential air quality benefits of alternative fuels look set to help HS2’s push to cut the use of diesel and introduce low-carbon solutions on construction sites.
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HS2 Minister celebrates £10million of funding distributed by HS2 Community Funds
24 Sep 2021- 172 projects on Phase One between the West Midlands and London have benefitted from the funds
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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.