HS2 calls bids for £370mn Midlands interchange station
Bids are called on by HS2 for the construction of Midlands interchange station worth £370m. This as a two-stage design & build contract will...
Shapps grants green light for HS2 permanent works
The works for the biggest newly built railway station in the UK will be taken forward by HS2 after gaining go ahead signal from...
HS2 selected TK Elevator to deliver station lifts and escalators deal
HS2 has awarded the lifts and escalators deal for the four major HS2 stations to German-based TK Elevator, the job is to build and...
A 50% rise in civils design costs of HS2 phase 2
HS2 extends its civils design and environmental services contracts for Birmingham to Leeds and Manchester routes by 50%. The originally expected costs for design...
Balfour Beatty takes on first contract with HS2 phase 2a
The ground investigation of the HS2 high speed rail project incorporating Phase 2a was won by Balfour Beatty, and HS2 Ltd also made tenders...
Investment of £764m to boost rail links
A £794 million investment package is being announced by Grant Shapps, UK Transport Secretary. This will allow reopening two important rail routes that have...
First HS2 TBMs arrive on-site
As the New Year approaches and the TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines) already arrive in the UK, the HS2 project will be soon under way....
GMI wins Goole train factory contract worth £40m
The Leeds-based GMI Construction will take over the £40m contract to build a new rail manufacturing site. Siemens Mobility has handed over this contract...
VolkerFitzpatrick succeeds Birmingham University Station works worth £56m
The West Midlands Combined Authority has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to work on the detailed design and build of the new £56m University Station. Birmingham University...
HS2 calls for bidding from Lift and Escalator Suppliers
HS2 Ltd has invited five firms to bid for two separate packages covering lifts and escalators. The bidders will be issued HS2’s four major...
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