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HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track

Company News
With the Prime Minister having announced the decision to go ahead with HS2, the first rail systems procurement competitions have commenced -...
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Electric forklift brings green benefits to HS2 construction site

Environment
As construction of HS2 gets underway, and the company sets out to do so in as sustainable a way as possible, main...
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3Squared wins major contract from HS2 contractor

Business
A Yorkshire-based SME (small to medium enterprise) has been awarded a major contract working on High Speed Two (HS2), generating new jobs
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HS2 launches race for Overhead Catenary System suppliers

Company News
HS2 has launched its procurement process looking for specialist contractors to deliver the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) for the electrification of the...
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First step towards new HS2 station at Euston completed

General Interest
Preparations at London Euston for the construction of HS2 have taken the next step with the demolition of the station’s western ramp...
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HS2 reveals list of bidders for Curzon Street station

Company News
HS2 has revealed the names of the construction firms in the running to build Birmingham Curzon Street station – which will be...
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Essay collection on high-speed rail published

General Interest
A new essay collection has been published in which voices from the worlds of politics, business and industry have come together, advocating...
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HS2 opens procurement for operational telecoms

Company News
High Speed Two (HS2) has begun the search for a specialist contractor to deliver 230km of state-of-the-art telecommunications systems which will connect...
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Work on HS2 tunnel launch site proceeds

General Interest
As work on HS2 gathers pace, excavation of the launch site for the two 2,000 tonne tunnel-boring machines – currently being manufactured...
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Report promotes high-speed rail links to Scotland

General Interest
As construction of the high-speed railway HS2 from London to Birmingham gets underway, the High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has called for...
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First large HS2 structure starts to come together

Company News
Components for one of the first large structures to be built as part of the HS2 high-speed rail project have arrived on...
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HS2’s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval

Company News
HS2 has received planning approval for Old Oak Common station in west London. It will be the largest new railway station ever...
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HS2 seeks tenders for signalling and traffic management systems

Company News
HS2 has begun its procurement process to determine which specialist contractor will deliver the state-of-the-art signalling and control systems that will allow...
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New MD for Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture working on HS2

Company News
Balfour Beatty Vinci, the joint venture that is working as a main civil engineering contractor for HS2,  has announced the appointment of...
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Manchester Piccadilly Super Hub to be at heart of new northern transport network, report states

Company News
Three rail experts have published a report that sets out the need to accelerate plans for a northern transport revolution and proposes...
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HS2 opens procurement competition for suppliers of slab track.

General Interest
With the Prime Minister having announced the decision to go ahead with HS2, the first trail systems procurement competition has commenced.
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