by David Lavender | 23rd October 2025 | News Article
HS2 has opened two bridges near Leamington Spa carrying a key local road and a long-distance cycle track across the new high-speed railway. The Fosse Way bridge carries the B4455 across the railway near the village of Offchurch outside Leamington. It follows the route...
by David Lavender | 13th October 2025 | News Article
An enormous machine being used to dig HS2’s Birmingham approach tunnels broke through today, marking the completion of major tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long tunnel boring machine – named Elizabeth after...
by David Lavender | 1st October 2025 | News Article
HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed railway, has bolstered its investment in future talent by welcoming a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business. This week, 21 new starters will begin a two-year programme of work on Britain’s...
by David Lavender | 29th September 2025 | News Article
Engineers working for the HS2 project have reopened the M6 ahead of schedule after sliding part of a huge new viaduct across the busy motorway. Over the weekend, the 230-metre long East Deck was moved into position over the M6 during a planned closure of the...
by David Lavender | 23rd September 2025 | News Article
HS2 has teamed up with Thinktank, Birmingham’s award-winning science museum, to launch a brand-new exhibition celebrating the city’s past, present and future connection to the railways. The family-friendly showcase forms part of the nationwide ‘Railway 200’...
