DETAILS on building projects getting under way and the ongoing work of HS2 are on the horizon in 2023, according to the top boss at Urban Growth Company (UGC).
In a piece outlining plans for the year UGC’s managing director, Jonathan Bretherton, also s…
High Speed 2 (HS2) lacks mass public and political support because the project was not “well developed” or “well planned” before it was advanced, according to Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood.
While giving evidence…
HS2 is partnering with Build UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK construction industry, to support the ‘Open Doors 2023’ programme, running from Monday 13 – Saturday 18 March 2023.
Open Doors takes young people, and those looking for…
11 Jan, 2023 By Rob Hakimian
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have had private meetings about the best way to spur the Department for Transport (DfT) into replacing HS2’s axed £3bn Golborne link to …
Nicola Sturgeon and Andy Burnham have have held talks about a £3 billion extension of high-speed rail services to Scotland, it has emerged.
In June, the SNP strongly criticised the decision to cancel plans to extend the HS2 line to Glasgow and said tha…
Following the successful ‘Evening with Alastair Campbell’ event, SWiFT is delighted to invite its members to attend An Evening with Ruth Todd, Chief Commercial Officer for HS2 and former Programme Director for the Vaccine Task Force.
Ruth is the Chief…
THE BOSS of HS2 has hailed 2022 as “a year of immense progress” for the controversial high speed rail project.
HS2 CEO Mark Thurston was speaking after 12 months which saw the firm a number of milestone achievements, including the launch of three more …
East Midlands Railway has launched its latest recruitment drive for apprentice train drivers.
The regional rail operator – which recently achieved a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating for its apprenticeship scheme – said it was keen to encourage candidates from all …
NICOLA Sturgeon has held “secret” talks with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham in a bid to make UK ministers spend £3 billion connecting Scotland to the HS2 rail project.
The UK Government scrapped plans to let Scotland benefit from the high-speed rail pro…
Nicola Sturgeon and Andy Burnham are plotting to force ministers to spend at least £3bn on making HS2 services run to Scotland.
Ministers last summer culled a section of HS2 designed to allow Scotland to benefit from the controversial high-speed rail…
The operation, which took place between December 24-26, involved approximately 450 of BBV’s people and took 40 hours to complete, HS2 said.
The 86 m-long structure, developed by design joint venture Mott MacDonald and Systra on behalf of BBV, was b…
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UK: HS2 Ltd and contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci completed a milestone in construction of the high speed line on December 24-26 when the Marston Box bridge over the M42 motorway w…
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UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has issued a final call for applications for its 2023 graduate recruitment programme, which starts in September and will offer 40 pla…
An employment programme offering graduates and apprentices a chance to work on high-speed rail project HS2 has opened for its 2023 intake.
Forty jobs are available in this year’s cohort including in engineering to work on delivering the stations, tunne…