| Date | Item |
|---|
| 04/09/2020 | HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts [The Guardian] |
| 02/09/2020 | First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath [RAIL] |
| 21/08/2020 | Crossrail delayed again until 2022 and another 450m over budget [The Guardian] |
| 17/08/2020 | Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2 [The Guardian] |
| 17/08/2020 | UK universities and HS2 Ltd finalise research partnership [Railway Gazette] |
| 11/08/2020 | Giant tunnelling machines for HS2 unveiled [BBC News] |
| 11/08/2020 | Extending HS2 to Scotland identified as starting point for rail decarbonisation [New Civil Engineer] |
| 31/07/2020 | HS2 Chiltern tunnel headwall ready for tunnel boring machines [Rail Engineer] |
| 06/07/2020 | HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track [Rail Engineer] |
| 13/06/2020 | Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters [The Guardian] |
| 12/06/2020 | New HS2 report hailed as boost for case for Borders Railway extension [Southern Reporter] |
| 10/06/2020 | Call for HS2 to run to Scotland and cut London rail journey time to three hours [Scotsman] |
| 20/05/2020 | HS2s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval [Rail Engineer] |
| 12/05/2020 | Crossrail EMUs approved for ETCS operation [Railway Gazette] |
| 06/05/2020 | Crossrail warns of safety risk from Populouss glowing Sphere [Architects Journal] |
| 24/04/2020 | Confident and contemporary Curzon Street HS2 station approved [Railway Gazette] |
| 23/04/2020 | First HS2 station approved: Grimshaw's Curzon Street plans waved though [Architects Journal] |
| 15/04/2020 | Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian] |
| 10/03/2020 | HS2 work has unearthed an old Robert Stephenson-designed railway turntable [BBC News] |
| 09/03/2020 | Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins [RAIL] |
| 04/03/2020 | Stunning new HS2 railway station with huge platforms unveiled for Solihull [Birmingham Live] |
| 24/02/2020 | HS2 train order decision delayed [RAIL] |
| 18/02/2020 | Crossrail videos show latest progress on railways central London stations [Building] |
| 15/02/2020 | HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line [BBC News] |
| 13/02/2020 | Is HS2 rail link being built in wrong direction? Bill Jamieson [Scotsman] |
| 11/02/2020 | HS2 go-ahead 'controversial and difficult' [BBC News] |
| 02/02/2020 | Will HS2 really help cut the UK's carbon footprint? [The Guardian] |
| 24/01/2020 | New fears over where HS2 is going [ITV News] |
| 21/01/2020 | Grimshaw reveals revised designs for new Birmingham HS2 station [Architects Journal] |
| 20/01/2020 | HS2: route, cost, speed, benefits and issues around the high-speed railway explained [iNews] |
| 15/01/2020 | HS2 supporters fear Boris Johnson plans to scrap part of rail project [The Guardian] |
| 08/11/2019 | Crossrail will not open in 2020, chief executive confirms [ITV News] |
| 07/11/2019 | 'Infrastructure in years, not decades' urges TfN chief [RAIL] |
| 17/10/2019 | Final voyage of explorer who named Australia as excavated remains to return home [ITV News] |
| 11/10/2019 | Scottish high-speed rail could mean Edinburgh to Newcastle in 45 minutes Alastair Dalton [Scotsman] |
| 03/09/2019 | HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail vital for growth [RAIL] |
| 03/09/2019 | HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to £88bn [The Guardian] |
| 21/08/2019 | HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project [BBC News] |
| 21/08/2019 | HS2: how far has work got, and why might it be scrapped? [The Guardian] |
| 30/07/2019 | Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology] |
| 27/07/2019 | Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route [BBC News] |
| 23/07/2019 | Old Oak Common sheds demolished [RAIL] |
| 10/07/2019 | Forty-three Brand New trains stored [Rail] |
| 11/06/2019 | The 5 bidders for HS2 train order reveal their designs [Rail Engineer] |
| 06/06/2019 | First pictures of high speed HS2 train designs revealed [Metro] |
| 16/05/2019 | Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian] |
| 18/04/2019 | Crossrail opening may be delayed to 2021 [The Guardian] |
| 18/04/2019 | If TfL couldn't make Crossrail run on time, what hope for the HS2 project? | Phillip Inman [The Guardian] |
| 04/04/2019 | MPs blast 'laissez-faire ministers' as the cost of Crossrail soars by £3billion [Daily Mail] |
| 27/03/2019 | £56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail] |
| 19/02/2019 | Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished [Rail Engineer] |
| 10/02/2019 | Mounting Cabinet revolt threatens to sink the HS2 rail link [Daily Mail] |
| 07/02/2019 | Single HS2 station to cost £1Billion as campaigners say the project is 'falling apart' [Daily Mail] |
| 25/01/2019 | Matthew Flinders: Australia explorer's remains found in HS2 dig [BBC] |
| 13/01/2019 | HS2 may run fewer, slower trains to stay on budget and schedule [The Guardian] |
| 20/12/2018 | Britain's most endangered bird the Willow tit will be driven to the brink of extinction by HS2 [Daily Mail] |
| 10/12/2018 | Crossrail delay: £1.4bn bailout as autumn 2019 launch delayed [BBC News] |
| 09/12/2018 | Crossrail may not open next year despite mooted extra £1bn [The Guardian] |
| 05/12/2018 | Sir Terry Morgan resigns from HS2 and Crossrail roles [ITV News] |
| 26/10/2018 | Controversial HS2 burial site dig at London Euston begins [BBC News] |
| 10/10/2018 | Talgo shortlists UK factory sites [Railway Gazette] |
| 31/08/2018 | Crossrail delay: New London line will open in autumn 2019 [BBC News] |
| 04/07/2018 | HS2 trains could be built in UK as Bombardier and Hitachi plan joint bid [ITV News] |
| 28/06/2018 | Chinese rail companies in front to run HS2 trains as British Virgin Trains and First Group struggle [Daily Mail] |
| 09/05/2018 | HS2 project delayed after Aberdeen letter blunder [Press and Journal] |
| 08/03/2018 | A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review] |
| 21/02/2018 | First Elizabeth line trains run from Paddington for testing ahead of Crossrail launch [Evening Standard] |
| 05/01/2018 | Preston railway station branded as outdated and inadequate [Lancashire Evening Post] |
| 04/01/2018 | First look at CAFs new rolling stock factory in Wales [Global Rail News] |
| 02/11/2017 | Five companies shortlisted to build trains for HS2 [Independent] |
| 02/10/2017 | Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse rail [BBC News] |
| 24/08/2017 | Euston closure: no trains in or out of rail terminal over Bank Holiday weekend due to HS2 engineering works [Evening Standard] |
| 17/07/2017 | HS2 reveals winners of building contracts [BBC News] |
| 26/06/2017 | Plans for Midland Metro expansion presented [IRJ] |
| 21/06/2017 | HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech [Rail News] |
| 01/06/2017 | Launch of Crossrail trains pushed back by TfL [RTM] |
| 22/05/2017 | Heathrow-Crossrail row heads to High Court [BBC News] |
| 10/05/2017 | Hitachi unveils AT400 British Bullet Train concept [Railway Gazette] |
| 28/04/2017 | First Elizabeth Line train on track to enter service in May [RTM] |
| 24/04/2017 | Virgin and Stagecoach join with SNCF on HS2 WCP franchise bid [RTM] |
| 02/04/2017 | Berkeley calls for review of HS2 as predicted Phase 1 costs soar to £48bn [RTM] |
| 23/02/2017 | HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval [BBC News] |
| 20/01/2017 | Britain launches HS2 rolling stock procurement [IRJ] |
| 19/11/2016 | How Toton Sidings became a huge railway hub - in Victorian days [Nottingham Post] |
| 15/11/2016 | HS2: Ministers confirm North West and Yorkshire routes [BBC News] |
| 05/11/2016 | New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services [BBC News] |
| 07/10/2016 | French train firm unveils plans for £20m plant in north-west England [Guardian] |
| 05/10/2016 | Crossrail tunnel: Drone captures progress [BBC News] |
| 29/07/2016 | Bombardier unveils first Aventra EMU for Crossrail [IRJ] |
| 29/07/2016 | Building a Crossrail train - in 30 seconds [BBC] |
| 07/07/2016 | HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report [Rail News] |
| 28/06/2016 | HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office [BBC News] |
| 14/05/2016 | HS2 may not even reach Manchester as Department for Transport faces having project taken out of its control [Telegraph] |
| 11/05/2016 | Crossrail project: New Elizabeth line stations revealed [BBC News] |
| 10/05/2016 | Disruption looms as HS2 starts station work early [Times] |
| 09/05/2016 | Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges [Rail News] |
| 03/05/2016 | Network Rail celebrates May Day successes [Rail News] |
| 18/04/2016 | Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2' [Rail News] |
| 21/03/2016 | Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link [BBC News] |
| 17/03/2016 | Rail in the 2016 UK budget [Railway Gazette] |
| 15/03/2016 | HS2 denies claims that its trains are at risk of derailing at top speeds [Guardian] |
| 12/03/2016 | HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report finds [Telegraph] |
| 10/03/2016 | Crossrail 2 route gets the green light [Evening Standard] |
| 27/02/2016 | Crossrail route map [Evening Standard] |
| 23/02/2016 | London's Crossrail to be called the Elizabeth Line [BBC News] |
| 14/01/2016 | SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald] |
| 05/01/2016 | Crossrail gets its rails [Rail Engineer] |
| 02/12/2015 | Government 'not pursuing' HS1-HS2 rail link [Rail News] |
| 01/12/2015 | UK to receive 3,700 new train carriages over next four years [Rail News] |
| 29/11/2015 | HS2 Birmingham to Crewe link to open six years early [BBC News] |
| 21/11/2015 | Crossrail train carriage features unveiled [BBC News] |
| 18/11/2015 | Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News] |
| 11/11/2015 | Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils [BBC News] |
| 13/10/2015 | Glasgow Crossrail: Will the missing link be built? [Scotsman] |
| 24/09/2015 | HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News] |
| 18/09/2015 | Construction of first Crossrail station building complete [RTM] |
| 15/09/2015 | Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped' [BBC News] |
| 13/08/2015 | Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian] |
| 13/08/2015 | Gallery: Dismantling Crossrails tunnel boring machines [Rail News] |
| 02/07/2015 | An eerie drone flight under London’s streets [BBC] |
| 04/06/2015 | Crossrail project: London's 26-mile tunnelling work finished [BBC News] |
| 31/05/2015 | Crossrail’s South East Section [Rail Engineer] |
| 26/05/2015 | Crossrail's excavated earth used to make nature reserve [BBC News] |
| 25/03/2015 | HS2: Government has no 'convincing case' for £50bn rail line [BBC News] |
| 19/03/2015 | £130m tram route decision announced [Rail News] |
| 10/02/2015 | Scottish Labour commits to funding of Glasgow Crossrail scheme [BBC News] |
| 20/12/2014 | Crossrail: A tour through the tunnels beneath London [BBC News] |
| 24/11/2014 | First Crossrail tracks laid on Stockley Flyover bridge [BBC News] |
| 11/11/2014 | 'We need an underwater train to Ireland,' says think tank [BBC News] |
| 28/10/2014 | What is HS3?: proposed sub-Pennine rail line explained [Guardian] |
| 24/10/2014 | HS2: Phase two report proposes new station for Crewe [BBC News] |
| 22/10/2014 | Britain’s railway network Transport mode of choice [GlobalRailNews] |
| 22/09/2014 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway foundations uncovered at Paddington [Telegraph] |
| 07/08/2014 | Proposals to extend Crossrail to Hertfordshire to be announced [BBC News] |
| 21/07/2014 | Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News] |
| 18/07/2014 | Hong Kong firm MTR wins £1.4bn Crossrail franchise [BBC News] |
| 29/04/2014 | MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News] |
| 27/03/2014 | Crossrail to be extended to Reading [Railnews] |
| 15/03/2014 | HS2 should be seen as the future backbone of Britain's railway [Guardian] |
| 28/02/2014 | Birmingham HS2 Curzon station plans unveiled [BBC News] |
| 10/02/2014 | HS2 Toton station could see the relocation of up to 600 jobs [BBC News] |
| 06/02/2014 | Bombardier wins £1bn Crossrail deal [BBC News] |
| 21/01/2014 | Crossrail passenger estimate 'under by 65 million' at three stations [BBC News] |
| 16/01/2014 | Crossrail's army working underground for new London railway [Reuters] |
| 05/01/2014 | ‘I’m tunnelling under London’ [FT Magazine] |
| 12/11/2013 | Coventry to join Metro tram network in upgrade plans [BBC News] |
| 27/10/2013 | Railway line shut by Beeching 'can save us £36bn' [Mail] |
| 06/10/2013 | The Borders Railway: a £350m ticket to nowhere? [Sunday Herald] |
| 24/09/2013 | HS2: 12 arguments for and against [BBC News] |
| 06/07/2013 | Siemens pulls out of bidding for Crossrail trains [Telegraph] |
| 26/06/2013 | Treasury gives £12bn Crossrail 2 project funds to get started [Independent] |
| 19/04/2013 | HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC] |
| 15/03/2013 | HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News] |
| 29/01/2013 | Ministers braced for backlash over HS2 northern route [Telegraph] |
| 28/01/2013 | HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent] |
| 05/01/2013 | Timelapse of Crossrail demolition of bridges [BBC News] |
| 12/11/2012 | High-speed rail plan for Glasgow to Edinburgh line [BBC News] |
| 29/09/2012 | HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph] |
| 02/02/2012 | Crossrail outlines new approach to refurbishing the Connaught Tunnel [Crossrail] |
| 10/01/2012 | HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead [BBC News] |
| 02/01/2012 | Crossrail recycles disused Connaught Tunnel [BBC News] |
| 08/11/2011 | Scotland urged to begin work for high-speed rail link [BBC News] |
| 29/08/2011 | Crossrail delays competition for £16bn train manufacturing contract [Guardian] |
| 27/02/2011 | Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK] |
| 13/01/2009 | NETWORK RAIL TENDERS FOR PARTNER ON CROSSRAIL [Network Rail Article] |
| 12/01/2009 | Network Rail tenders for partner on Crossrail [Network Rail] |
| 22/11/2008 | New Winter timetable [First ScotRail] |
| 23/07/2008 | MPs pass Crossrail project bill [BBC] |
| 04/06/2008 | MSP fears for future of Aberdeen Crossrail [Press and Journal] |
| 26/05/2008 | Phased plans for Glasgow Crossrail [Railscot] |
| 02/03/2007 | Passenger protests save cross-city trains. [Scotsman] |
| 01/03/2007 | Rail chiefs plan faster trains to Glasgow [Scotsman] |
| 26/10/2006 | Calls for rail shake-up bid to be forced into buffers [Scotsman] |
| 23/09/2006 | Transport chief speaks out on city rail worries [Scotsman] |
| 25/08/2006 | Crossrail passengers face Waverley switch [Scotsman] |
| 10/06/2005 | Support gets Aberdeen Crossrail on track [Scottish Executive] |
| 19/07/2004 | Government backing for Crossrail [BBC News] |
| 16/09/2003 | Appeal to extend Edinburgh CrossRail to Shawfair |
| 02/06/2002 | New ScotRail Summer Timetable |
| 07/03/2002 | Progress on Edinburgh CrossRail |
| 27/12/2001 | Edinburgh CrossRail, new turnback siding |
| 04/12/2001 | Edinburgh CrossRail |
| 01/12/2001 | Railtrack withdraw from four projects |
| 15/08/2001 | Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunblane [Railscot] |
| 21/02/2001 | Rail Passengers Committee meeting in Dunfermline |
| 06/03/2000 | Funding for Edinburgh CrossRail |
