High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, established in 2009 and headquartered in London, UK, is the company responsible for developing and promoting the UK's new high-speed rail network. HS2 aims to connect major cities across Britain, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds, reducing travel times and increasing rail capacity. The project focuses on sustainability, aiming to deliver low-carbon travel options and support economic growth. HS2 represents one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe, with a commitment to enhancing connectivity and supporting the UK's transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
The gently-curved 3.4 kilometre (2.1 mile) long structure on London’s north-western edge will carry high speed trains running to and from the capital at speeds of up to 320km/h (200mph).
Harefield’s Moorhall Road has reopened after HS2 engineers completed a key 40-metre span that will form part of the high-speed rail project’s record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct.
In the next step on its journey towards fully diesel-free construction sites by 2029, HS2 has announced that 10 sites are now diesel-free, smashing the project’s original target of one diesel-free site in 2022.
Flannery Plant Hire has joined forces with HS2’s construction partner EKFB (a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall), to create a new training centre that can upskill local people ready for jobs on HS2 in as little as two weeks.
HS2 Ltd’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI Joint Venture (BBV), is currently trialling the world’s first all-electric, high-capacity drilling rig on a construction site in Warwickshire, as the Joint Venture steps up its plans to meet HS2 Ltd’s ambition for diesel-free construction sites.
Results from a trial carried out to test the potential air quality benefits of alternative fuels look set to help HS2’s push to cut the use of diesel and introduce low-carbon solutions on construction sites.
HS2 Ltd has announced that over 20,000 people are now working on Britain’s high-speed rail project, one year on from the formal start of construction on Phase One from London to the West Midlands
HS2 and its industry partners have achieved certification by the Energy Saving Trust for the second stage of a retrofit innovation trial, meaning the green technology can now be rolled out to larger Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) and bring substantial benefits for the whole industry.
During London Climate Action Week, HS2 announces a pioneering project to use Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for the first time in the UK in a piling rig on an HS2 site in London, the largest engine ever to trial its use.