HS2

A judge has thrown out a case against HS2 Rebellion protesters who dug a tunnel under the Euston station site. District Judge Susan Williams ruled that the seven protestors had “no case to answer” and that public money should not have been used to bring the case to court. The…

Beijing-headquartered China Railway Electrification Engineering Group is in the running for a £300m rail systems deal on HS2, it has emerged. The firm, a subsidiary of the 290,000-strong state-owned China Railway Engineering Corporation, was officially shortlisted for the overhead catenary system that will provide power to trains on the rapid…

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says the government will not “blindly follow” plans for the HS2 phase 2b eastern leg connecting Birmingham and Leeds, and could prioritise other rail projects in the region. Ministers must “go back and ask further questions” regarding the section of the high-speed line, which was already…

There has been a spate of serious incidents on the section of HS2 being delivered by a Skanska / Costain / Strabag (SCS) joint venture in London, the Unite union has claimed. Earlier this week, a worker suffered arm injuries after being struck by falling clay. According to a statement…

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched the search for a new boss to lead the estate development work at Euston, which is being spurred on by HS2. A job advert released this week said the DfT was looking to appoint a civil servant to lead a team working with…

Network Rail is planning to establish an alliance of contractors to deliver £200m worth of work at the Old Oak Common station site in London. The rail company will join the alliance that will work on civils, signalling and telecoms for the mainline elements of the station. The alliance will…

A Conservative and frequent HS2 critic has suggested that construction on the megaproject be paused amid the ongoing HGV-driver crisis. Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham, told BBC Radio 4’s World at One that work on the high-speed rail project could be halted. A shortage of HGV drivers has put a…

HS2 has invited six firms to tender for the £240m Advanced Civils Works contracts for phase 2a of the line. Works on the line – running from Birmingham to Crewe – include land assembly; environmental mitigation; establishment of haul routes and site compounds and preparing the trace of the line…

Dithering by the Department for Transport (DfT) over Euston station is jeopardising the whole project being delivered on time, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned. The DfT is yet to take key decisions on the design and approach to construction work at the London site, which has left the…

Steel specialist Billington has claimed HS2 and other large infrastructure projects are contributing to rising steel prices. Price rises caused by more expensive raw materials over the past year are “stabilising” according to the steel specialist. But the company claimed government spending on infrastructure around the world and the ramping…