Tag Archives: HS2 Ltd

The search has begun for a contractor to conduct enabling works for the HS2’s Automated People Mover (APM) between Solihull and Birmingham.

The APM will be an elevated mass transit system designed to transport passengers between the Interchange Station in Solihull, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham International Railway Station and…

Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald has been awarded a £500,000 contract by HS2 Ltd to conduct a commercial review of High Speed Two’s (HS2’s) Phase 1 Main Works Civil Contracts (MWCC). 

The six month contract will see the consult HS2 Ltd as it reviews the scope and costs of Phase 1…

Newly released photos show work gathering pace on the 300m-long viaduct that will carry high-speed trains into Birmingham's Curzon Street Station.

The viaduct, which crosses Digbeth Canal, is being built by HS2’s Midlands contractor BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci) and was designed by BBV’s Design Joint Venture, made up of Mott MacDonald…

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has rubbished the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) plan for the private sector to fund the proposed High Speed 2 (HS2) connection from Old Oak Common to Euston station.

In October, the government confirmed the prime minister’s vision of a “Euston Quarter” with a six-platform HS2 station and…

The former technical director of High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) and one of the principal designers of HS2’s original plan believes “overengineering” of the project is a principal reason behind the continually ballooning costs.

Andrew McNaughton, now chairman of Network Rail High Speed, made his claims to the Transport Committee…

The Labour transport secretary who put the High Speed 2 (HS2) plan on the table in 2010 has accused prime minister Rishi Sunak of “trashing Britain's future” with the cancellation of the high-speed line, but believes the network will still be built in full.

Lord Andrew Adonis believes that when the…

Arup, Mott MacDonald, WSP and Balfour Beatty are among numerous tier 1 contractors and consultants that have been paid a share of the £1.25bn spent to date on works for the scrapped Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2).

The fate of the UK’s flagship infrastructure project was finally made official…

High Speed 2 (HS2) was supposed to be a game changer for the UK’s transport network, truly ‘levelling up’ neglected parts of the nation and adding capacity to its already oversubscribed railways – after years of revoked promises, it now stands as a sorry symbol for what has happened to…

Mace Dragados JV (MDJV) has completed the new Traction Substation (TSS) at High Speed 2's (HS2's) Euston station ahead of work on site pausing for two years.

The new TSS will house equipment to support the running of the London Underground’s Northern line. It is the first above ground structure completed…

High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has paid 97% of its invoices within 30 days during the last 12 months, showing an improvement from its 92% rate in 2021, according to a Freedom of Information request by NCE.

As per contract arrangements, HS2 Ltd is committed to prompt payment which means it…