Bidding starts for Birmingham HS2 station
HS2 has opened the bidding for Birmingham’s landmark Curzon Street station worth £570m. Rail procurement chiefs have chosen for a two-stage bid process for...
Trio shortlisted by HS2 Curzon Street station unveiled
Laing O’Rourke becomes the only shortlisted contractor that opted to go alone to bid the huge Birmingham Curzon Street HS2 station deal. The three...
HS2 appoints Atkins and Gleeds to take control over costs
Atkins and Gleeds will be monitoring costs and programmes as the project proceeds through construction, while HS2 appointed the firms to take a lead...
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...
Expansion of rail electrification business by Renew
There was acquisition of all the shares of Rail Electrification Limited by the Engineering service group Renew. With a deal worth £5.3m (approximately), the...
HS2’s first two London TBMs signed-off and will arrive by end of 2021
Both HS2 southern main works civil contractor and Skanska Costain Strabag have together signed contracts to get the first two giant tunneling machines for...
£589m allocated to kickstart Transpennine main line upgrades across the North
The Government has allocated £589m to kickstart work on the railway Transpennine main line upgrades between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester. These upgrades will establish...
Curzon HS2 Street station gains planning permission
HS2 has received planning permission for the Curzon HS2 Street station in Birmingham from Birmingham City Council. The contractors Laing O’Rourke and Murphy have...
Interesting details on the innovative footbridge developed quickly by Network Rail
Network Rail took a massive leap in constructing a footbridge that’s developed using plastic material with easy installation put in place. The design is...
HS2 starts search for £275m control centre builder
HS2 is on the role to assign a specialist contractor to build the high speed rail project’s central control centre and maintenance depot. This...
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