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HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.

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Some recent 📸's of our construction progress👇 📷 Tunnel boring machine ‘Caroline’ being lifted from below ground. 📷 First platforms installed at our Old Oak Common station. 📷 Aerial view of the first section of the M6 South viaduct being assembled. #HS2InPictures

Some recent 📸's of our construction progress👇

📷 Tunnel boring machine ‘Caroline’ being lifted from below ground.  

📷 First platforms installed at our Old Oak Common station. 

📷 Aerial view of the first section of the M6 South viaduct being assembled. 

#HS2InPictures
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In this video🎥, we take you inside the underground station box, where engineers are laying the first of six 400m platforms that will serve high-speed trains when HS2 opens. Built in a unique ‘island’ layout, these platforms are the first to be revealed anywhere on the HS2 route.

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Mary Ann, our giant tunnel boring machine, is being stripped down ready for her next tunnelling adventure! A team of 15 engineers will spend 3 months dismantling the machine before it is returned to the German tunnel boring company Herrenknecht. 👉ow.ly/fwF950W3Xtk

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Following on from our CEO's visit with Natural England earlier this week, we’re excited to share more about the transformation taking place at Colne Valley as part of HS2's Green Corridor programme. This ambitious environmental project is turning what was once a construction

Following on from our CEO's visit with <a href="/NaturalEngland/">Natural England</a>  earlier this week, we’re excited to share more about the transformation taking place at Colne Valley as part of HS2's Green Corridor programme.

This ambitious environmental project is turning what was once a construction
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This week we'd like to share these fantastic shots 📸👀 📸TBM Mary Ann's cutterhead lifted out of Bromford Tunnel at Washwood Heath 📸Wild flowers at the Colne Valley Western Slopes 📸Aerial view of the Edgcote viaduct as it crosses the River Cherwell #HS2InPictures

This week we'd like to share these fantastic shots 📸👀
  
📸TBM Mary Ann's cutterhead lifted out of Bromford Tunnel at Washwood Heath
📸Wild flowers at the Colne Valley Western Slopes
📸Aerial view of the Edgcote viaduct as it crosses the River Cherwell 

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Our TBM Emily has completed its 3.4-mile journey beneath London, becoming the third of four machines to finish excavating the Northolt Tunnel ✔️ The team has removed 775,000 tonnes of London Clay and installed over 17,500 tunnel segments since February 2024. 👉:

Our TBM Emily has completed its 3.4-mile journey beneath London, becoming the third of four machines to finish excavating the Northolt Tunnel ✔️

The team has removed 775,000 tonnes of London Clay and installed over 17,500 tunnel segments since February 2024.

👉:
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The first section of a 320-metre-long viaduct was slid into position over the weekend. The 'East Deck' of the M6 South viaduct slid 119m out over a slip road adjacent to the motorway. Learn more: gloo.to/FLeT

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Our sites across Buckinghamshire have now received more than three million tonnes of stone by rail, with the latest deliveries coming from the Penmaenmawr quarry in North Wales 👇📷. Learn more: ow.ly/pgKJ50W8TSZ @DCrail2018

Our sites across Buckinghamshire have now received more than three million tonnes of stone by rail, with the latest deliveries coming from the Penmaenmawr quarry in North Wales 👇📷.

Learn more: ow.ly/pgKJ50W8TSZ

@DCrail2018
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New Video: Inside Copthall Green Tunnel 🎥👇 Located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, the 880-metre-long Copthall Green Tunnel is being carefully integrated into the landscape, topped with grass, shrubs, and trees to blend seamlessly into its surroundings. Watch now:

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Have you seen our report on HS2's projected economic impact in West London?📝 Key findings include: • £10bn added to the local economy over the next ten years • 22,211 additional homes planned • 18,782 new jobs • £1,653 average salary uplift anticipated in the Old Oak

Have you seen our report on HS2's projected economic impact in West London?📝 

Key findings include: 
• £10bn added to the local economy over the next ten years
• 22,211 additional homes planned 
• 18,782 new jobs
• £1,653 average salary uplift anticipated in the Old Oak
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Our new timelapse footage shows engineers carefully sliding a 1,300-tonne viaduct deck into position near the village of Thorpe Mandeville in West Northants. The deck of the Lower Thorpe viaduct, which stretches for 220m, was assembled to one side before being slid into position

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Over the weekend, the former A452 overbridge was safely demolished to make way for the new road layout for the future HS2 Interchange Station. Huge thanks to Solihull-based Armac Group and our construction partner, BBV, for delivering this operation. See how it happened ⬇️🎥

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Excavation of the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel has been completed 👍 The fourth and final tunnel boring machine, Anne, has completed her journey beneath London, breaking through at Green Park Way in Greenford. This twin-bore tunnel will carry our high-speed trains between West

Excavation of the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel has been completed 👍

The fourth and final tunnel boring machine, Anne, has completed her journey beneath London, breaking through at Green Park Way in Greenford. This twin-bore tunnel will carry our high-speed trains between West
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Here's a short clip from James Leeming, Head of Delivery at HS2 Ltd👇, who was on board TBM 'Anne' when she was moments away from completing the excavation of the 8.4mile Northolt Tunnel. Hear more from James here 🎥 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=dJIlZB…

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Heatwaves can buckle rail tracks, causing closures. HS2's tracks are designed to withstand higher temperatures than existing rail limits, keeping trains running smoothly in a hotter climate. ☀️🌦️🚄 #HS2 #ClimateResilience

Heatwaves can buckle rail tracks, causing closures. HS2's tracks are designed to withstand higher temperatures than existing rail limits, keeping trains running smoothly in a hotter climate. ☀️🌦️🚄 #HS2 #ClimateResilience
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All four tunnel boring machines being used to dig out the 8.4-mile Northolt tunnel have completed their journeys. In total, the machines have excavated 4,160,000 tonnes of clay and lined the tunnel with 14,300 concrete tunnel rings, made up of 94,233 concrete segments 📸👇.

All four tunnel boring machines being used to dig out the 8.4-mile Northolt tunnel have completed their journeys.

In total, the machines have excavated 4,160,000 tonnes of clay and lined the tunnel with 14,300 concrete tunnel rings, made up of 94,233 concrete segments 📸👇.
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New data from ORR shows 1.73 billion rail journeys were made between April 2024 and March 2025 — a 7% increase on the previous year. Demand for #rail is growing, and so is the need for extra capacity. #HS2 will deliver tens of thousands of additional seats daily, boost

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HS2 is more than a #railway — it’s a corridor of economic opportunity 📈, connecting regions and unlocking potential across the #UK. Even before the first train runs, development around our stations in #WestLondon and the #WestMidlands is set to inject £20 billion into the

HS2 is more than a #railway — it’s a corridor of economic opportunity 📈, connecting regions and unlocking potential across the #UK.

Even before the first train runs, development around our stations in #WestLondon and the #WestMidlands is set to inject £20 billion into the
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Some recent 📸's of our construction progress👇 An aerial view of the Lower Thorpe Viaduct deck installed in its final position 📷. The first launch of the M6 South viaduct 'East Deck' 📷. A striking view of the Colne Valley Viaduct, curving over the lakes 📷. #HS2InPictures

Some recent 📸's of our construction progress👇

An aerial view of the Lower Thorpe Viaduct deck installed in its final position 📷.

The first launch of the M6 South viaduct 'East Deck' 📷.

A striking view of the Colne Valley Viaduct, curving over the lakes 📷.

#HS2InPictures