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Chancellor denies claims HS2 will not run to central London

27 January 2023 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News

The Government refused to confirm HS2 will reach its central London terminus at Euston amid reports the planned new station may be delayed or scrapped because of rising costs.

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Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

16 January 2023 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News

HS2 minister Huw Merriman hailed the “extraordinary feat of engineering and architecture” as he inspected construction of what will be the UK’s longest railway bridge.

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Government is ‘working on options’ for boosting Bradford’s rail services

10 November 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News, Trackside

New rail minister Huw Merriman said the Government is “working on our options” for improving train services at Bradford.

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Government remains ‘committed’ to HS2, says Transport Secretary

2 November 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News, Trackside

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted the Government is “committed” to HS2.

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A Labour government will bring railways back into public ownership, says shadow transport secretary

26 September 2022 Alex Bestwick News

A Labour government will bring the railways back into public ownership, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.

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New HS2 station will bring 1,000 jobs and apprenticeships

6 September 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News

A new £370 million HS2 station will bring around 1,000 jobs and more than 100 apprenticeships to the West Midlands.

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Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

27 July 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News
Rail plans for North should be reconsidered to avoid missed opportunity, say MPs

A controversial Government plan for rail schemes in the North and Midlands should be “reconsidered” to avoid a “missed opportunity”, MPs have warned.

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HS2 tunnelling machine ‘Dorothy’ becomes first to complete its journey

26 July 2022 Alex Bestwick Industrial, News
Dorothy breaks through the wall of the reception box at the South Portal site on Friday 22 July.

One of the giant machines digging the tunnels for HS2 has become the first on the project to complete the full journey underground.

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HS2’s Euston station to have ‘bronze or gold’ roof

9 March 2022 Shannon Butcher Industrial, News

HS2’s Euston station will feature a bold roof coloured “bronze or gold” under new plans for the high-speed railway’s London terminus.

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Andy Burnham warns North faces ‘second-best train services for 200 years’

2 February 2022 Shannon Butcher Industrial, Network, News
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The North risks having train services that are “second-best for 200 years”, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has claimed.

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