by David Lavender | 2nd November 2026 | News Article
Engineering works to enable high speed trains to cross the M6 came to a successful close this weekend, as the second HS2 viaduct was installed near Chelmsley Wood. The final section of the 4750-tonne structure was launched above the north and southbound carriageway...
by David Lavender | 21st September 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers have lifted the last of six enormous viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway. The complex multi-stage operation at the Water Orton viaduct site was completed in the early...
by David Lavender | 1st September 2026 | News Article
Construction of the new Saltley Viaduct moved a step closer this August Bank Holiday weekend, after HS2 engineers successfully installed the first section of the new bridge over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines. The original Saltley Viaduct, which spanned a...
by David Lavender | 27th August 2026 | News Article
HS2 is launching a new fast-track training programme to help unemployed West Midlands residents secure a construction apprenticeship on Britain’s new railway. The programme is being led by HS2’s West Midlands construction partners, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) –...
by David Lavender | 20th August 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers have completed the first major phase of work to launch the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines. It marks the start of a huge operation to cross six railway tracks – three freight lines and three passenger lines –...
by David Lavender | 12th August 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers have completed three major structures on the southern approach to Interchange station, illustrating further progress on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway. The trio of viaducts – Balsall Common, Marsh Farm and River Blythe –...
