This video was recorded at NCE’s Rail and Transit conference. Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra joint venture project director Nigel Russell and High Speed 2 (HS2) Old Oak Common head of delivery Peter Gow discuss the construction and development of the Old Oak Common Station, which when finished will be the…
The two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) delivering the longest tunnels on the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway have passed the three quarters mark.
TBMs Florence and Cecilia have completed over 12km of the 16km Chiltern twin-bore tunnels, passing the fourth of five ventilation and emergency access shafts, 800m from the village…
The first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) launched for High Speed 2 (HS2) in London have completed the first mile (1.6km) of their drives for a twin bored tunnel.
TBMs Sushila and Caroline were launched by SCS (Skanska Costain Strabag JV) in October last year from the HS2 site in West…
HS2 Ltd has altered its design for the project's Manchester tunnel to reduce future flood impacts in West Didsbury.
Following a detailed assessment of the proposed construction works and revised flood modelling works, HS2 is proposing to relocate the Palatine Road vent shaft required for the Manchester tunnel. The major infrastructure…
High Speed 2 (HS2) lacks mass public and political support because the project was not "well developed" or "well planned" before it was advanced, according to Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood.
While giving evidence to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee, Smallwood was asked about the parliamentary…
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