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latest updates
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26 June 2022
HS2: 550 jobs ‘for local people’.
Hundreds of new jobs set to be created at new HS2 hub in Birmingham as first designs released.
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18 July 2022
Possible expansion of HS2 by 2040
Tom Tugendhat, member of the Conservative Party, recently suggested that the public can look forward to benefitting from a 'gigantic' expansion of HS2 by the 2040s.
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15 July 2022
HS2 rail freight success: 100,000 lorry journeys prevented.
More than a million tonnes of construction material have been delivered by rail, taking the equivalent of 100,096 HGV journeys off local roads.
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29 June 2022
new commitment to HS2 opportunities.
Leaders of Birmingham City Council, Solihull Council and West Midlands Combined Authority met with Government Ministers on the 29th June to discuss the opportunities HS2 will bring to the region.
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04 September 2020
22,000 jobs boost Britain | HS2
Boris sees jobs boost from HS2 to build back Britain better.
Government’s approval for Notice to Proceed in April moved to full construction in September 2020.
HS2 Ltd seeks 22,000 roles in the coming years to build the Phase One route of Europe's largest infrastructure project. -
02 September 2020
HS2 seeks digital innovators.
From 3D concrete printing to tree planting drones, with 109 applicants full of ideas the interest in HS2 is promising and exciting for the future of rail.
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14 August 2020
modular bridge, built in two days.
High speed rail continues high-speed construction with 4 new bridges planned, this one over the M42 completes ahead of schedule...
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11 February 2020
future of rail in the UK
Learn more about the future of the rail industry and where the investment will be going.
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01 February 2020
rail jobs
Find out all the information on which rail jobs are available and where to find them.