high speed rail

A concrete tunnel ring segment is moved into place by TBM Sushila to create HS2's Northolt Tunnel. Credit_HS2
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2's Northolt Tunnel under the capital is 50% complete

Half of the 8.4-mile twin-bored HS2 Northolt Tunnel underneath London has now been completed

19 July 2024

Excavation of the station box at HS2’s Old Oak Common site has now been completed. Credit: HS2
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2's Old Oak Common station box excavation complete

After three years, HS2 has completed the excavation of the Old Oak Common station underground box

15 July 2024

In an Italian first, Webuild is using hyperbaric excavation for the Casalnuovo rail way tunnel Credit: Webuild
INFRASTRUCTURE

Webuild employs hyperbaric excavation for Italian tunnelling job

In an Italian first, Webuild is using hyperbaric excavation for the Casalnuovo railway tunnel

22 May 2024

Construction of the HS2 Portal at Washwood Heath Credit: Balfour Beatty
INFRASTRUCTURE

Balfour Beatty VINCI completes HS2 Bromford Tunnel portal at Washwood Heath

Excavation of 22m deep tunnel portal prepares the gateway for high-speed trains into Birmingham

17 May 2024

A piling rig working on the foundations for the A43 overbridge April 2024 Credit: HS2
PILING

HS2 begins foundation works for A43 bridge

Piling work begins for a road bridge that will cross the new HS2 high-speed railway

22 April 2024

One of the launch and reception shafts constructed by Barhale to allow an Akkermann TBM to be deployed to drive a 120m long tunnel beneath the Grand Union Canal in London Credit: Barhale
INFRASTRUCTURE

UK Power Networks and Barhale build tunnel to power HS2 construction to Euston

Micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to support HS2 main tunnelling completed

09 April 2024

 TBM ‘Celia’ breaking through at HS2’s tunnel under the Chiltern Hills completing a 10-mile journey that began in June 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE

Final breakthrough for HS2's longest tunnel

The second TBM building HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, under the Chiltern Hills has now broken

25 March 2024

 Rev Fr Paul Smith conducting the TBM blessing ceremony of Elizabeth, which will be digging the second bore of HS2’s Bromford Tunnel
INFRASTRUCTURE

Last HS2 TBM in the West Midlands starts digging towards Birmingham

The last of HS2's TBM launched as it begins 3.5-mile drive toward Birmingham

06 March 2024

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