by David Lavender | 22nd July 2026 | News Article
Engineers are preparing to deliver two huge construction programmes in tandem, as work progresses to extend the high-speed railway over the Midlands motorway network. To minimise disruption for motorists, engineers will work on the Water Orton viaducts and the “twin...
by David Lavender | 17th July 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers have installed the final roof segment on the 700-metre-long Burton Green tunnel – illustrating the progress being made on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway. The 16-metre-wide twin-box-shaped tunnel will carry high-speed trains...
by David Lavender | 10th July 2026 | News Article
More than 5,700 formerly unemployed people have found work on HS2, latest figures show, as the project welcomes its latest intake. Today it is announced that a cohort of 10 welding operative apprentices have joined the high-speed rail programme to work alongside...
