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11/02/2021 | HS2 accelerates north as MPs give go-ahead to next phase to Crewe [HS2] |
09/02/2021 | Watch: ScotRail shares alarming video of train travelling across Forth Bridge in thick fog [Fife Today] |
06/02/2021 | Thousands of tonnes of debris on Fairlie railway track [Largs and Millport Weekly News] |
04/02/2021 | Is high-speed rail travel on a track to nowhere? [BBC News] |
31/01/2021 | Incredible video shows what it's like to cross the Forth Bridge in the driver's seat [Fife Today] |
28/01/2021 | HS2 dig finds 16th Century gardens in Warwickshire [BBC News] |
27/01/2021 | HS2: Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from camp - as police move in to 'keep the peace' [Daily Mail] |
27/01/2021 | Inside the 100ft tunnel dug by HS2 protesters under a London park video [The Guardian] |
25/01/2021 | HS2 set to start permanent construction of huge Victoria Road Crossover Box [HS2] |
06/01/2021 | HS2 set to reach 730,000 planted trees landmark by Spring 2021 [HS2] |
04/01/2021 | Birminghams rail history revived as agreement reached to integrate Old Curzon Street Station into new HS2 terminus [HS2] |
02/01/2021 | Inside the 'moving factory' that will cut HS2 through the Chilterns [The Guardian] |
30/12/2020 | HS2 celebrates end of successful 2020 with new images showing forward progress on Europes biggest infrastructure project [HS2] |
21/12/2020 | ScotRail video to show driver's view of scenic West Highland Line and Glenfinnan Viaduct [Scotsman] |
18/12/2020 | HS2 removes over 12,500 lorries from UK roads as first freight train rolls into Bucks site [HS2] |
07/12/2020 | HS2s clean, green boost for business and tourism in Cumbria [HS2] |
03/12/2020 | HS2 construction progresses at Euston as towers reach ground level [HS2] |
29/11/2020 | Scotland 'faces being left behind' on HS2 [Scotsman] |
28/11/2020 | HS2 urged to rehouse London council block residents over disruption [The Guardian] |
25/11/2020 | HS2 and West Midlands Combined Authority agree enabling works for Metro Eastside extension [HS2 News and Information] |
24/11/2020 | New video showcases ScotRail fight against Covid-19 [ScotRail] |
23/11/2020 | Businesses invited to tender for 12bn worth of HS2 contracts [HS2] |
11/11/2020 | HS2 only opportunity this century to grow rail freight, warns Logistics UK [Railway Gazette] |
03/11/2020 | HS2 launches first virtual Meet the Contractor event [HS2] |
31/10/2020 | Why everyone and especially Greens should still support HS2 [New Statesman] |
28/10/2020 | Watch: Dramatic time-lapse video shows amazing transformation of Glasgow Queen Street Station [Scotsman] |
23/10/2020 | HS2: Moving ancient woodland habitat for rail line flawed, ecologists say [BBC News] |
20/10/2020 | Former tree of the year felled in Warwickshire to make way for HS2 [The Guardian] |
20/10/2020 | Veteran pear tree will live on in new woodland created by HS2 [HS2] |
16/10/2020 | Hope for train jobs in South Lanarkshire could hit the buffers [Carluke Gazette] |
13/10/2020 | Cost of HS2 high-speed rail line rises by 800m [The Guardian] |
12/10/2020 | Safe storage for Stephenson statue during Eustons HS2 transformation [Network Rail] |
09/10/2020 | HS2 awards contract for first two London tunnelling machines [HS2] |
08/10/2020 | On Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 announces ambitious plans to raise the bar on air quality across the project [HS2] |
08/10/2020 | High-speed train 'stabling' facility proposed near Gretna [BBC News] |
08/10/2020 | Carlisle could be on the HS2 map [News and Star] |
07/10/2020 | Hold on! Hyperlapse video turns a picturesque funicular journey through Swiss mountains [Daily Mail] |
07/10/2020 | HS2s journey north accelerates as public consultation opens [HS2] |
30/09/2020 | Video: Catesby Tunnel [Rail Engineer] |
29/09/2020 | History of Birminghams Peaky Blinders to feature in new BBC documentary [HS2] |
25/09/2020 | Industry body backs calls for Borders railway invest to speed up journey times and increase freight trade [insider] |
22/09/2020 | New footage of the discovery of the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders to be shown in BBC documentary [HS2] |
16/09/2020 | ScotRail posts video showing progress to repair Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line [Edinburgh News] |
15/09/2020 | HS2 tunnel segment factory building complete [Rail Engineer] |
11/09/2020 | Video: Work to clear scene of Stonehaven train derailment continues [Evening Express] |
11/09/2020 | GB Railfreight and Rail Stone Solutions win two major HS2 contracts [GB Railfreight] |
11/09/2020 | Watch: Arran ferry makes sharp turn into Ardrossan harbour in strong winds [Ardrossan Herald] |
09/09/2020 | HS2's archaeological dig to be showcased in BBC documentary [HS2] |
08/09/2020 | A level crossing: should Scotland be on the HS2 railway line? [Railway Technology] |
04/09/2020 | HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts [The Guardian] |
04/09/2020 | HS2 heralds formal start of construction as a 22,000 jobs boost for Britain [HS2] |
02/09/2020 | First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath [RAIL] |
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] |
12/08/2020 | Virtual depot tour released to mark Metros 40th anniversary [Tyne and Wear Metro] |
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] |
23/06/2020 | Video: Edinburgh local creates fascinating flyby maps of city's lost railways [Edinburgh News] |
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] |
11/05/2020 | Watch: awesome video shows LNER drivers view of Edinburghs Forth Rail Bridge crossing [Scotsman] |
04/05/2020 | Video: Enjoy an Azuma train driver's view of the strath at super high speed [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald] |
28/04/2020 | This amazing video shows what an LNER train driver sees on the journey from Edinburgh to London [Scotsman] |
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] |
16/02/2020 | Watch: Dramatic video shows water pouring through overhead train lines during Storm Dennis [Scotsman] |
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] |
26/11/2019 | Video: New 'revolutionary' train service departs Aberdeen for first time [Evening Express] |
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] |
10/09/2019 | Timelapse video reveals newly double-tracked railway between Aberdeen and Inverurie and the new Kintore station [Press and Journal] |
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] |
12/07/2019 | Video: Aberdeen to Inverness railway project is on time say bosses [Evening Express] |
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] |
30/05/2019 | ScotRail launches sign language app to help deaf customers [The Herald] |
16/05/2019 | Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian] |
10/05/2019 | Flying Scotsman gets video cameras to catch rail enthusiasts on tracks [The Herald] |
18/04/2019 | If TfL couldn't make Crossrail run on time, what hope for the HS2 project? | Phillip Inman [The Guardian] |
10/04/2019 | 'All the Stations' - couple record railway visits [RTE News] |
27/03/2019 | £56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail] |
15/03/2019 | Video: Tornado storms in to wow enthusiasts as Aberdeen welcomes first steam engine in 25 years [Evening Express] |
14/03/2019 | All aboard the steam-hauled train from Edinburgh [BBC News] |
19/02/2019 | Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished [Rail Engineer] |
15/02/2019 | Video shows train striking semi in north Denton County [Denton Record-Chronicle] |
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] |
14/01/2019 | 30 minutes at Glasgow Central... [ScotRail YouTube] |
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] |
08/12/2018 | ScotRail makes video to explain 'slam doors' on 40-year-old trains [Scotsman] |
05/12/2018 | Sir Terry Morgan resigns from HS2 and Crossrail roles [ITV News] |
30/11/2018 | HS2 rail chief Terry Morgan faces sack over spiralling costs [The Guardian] |
26/10/2018 | Controversial HS2 burial site dig at London Euston begins [BBC News] |
10/10/2018 | Talgo shortlists UK factory sites [Railway Gazette] |
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] |
03/05/2018 | Video: Rhondda Tunnel Detailed Examination [Rail Engineer] |
09/04/2018 | India engineless train rolls back for miles [BBC News] |
31/03/2018 | The ten fastest trains in the world: Video [Smartrail World] |
08/03/2018 | A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review] |
06/03/2018 | Incredible video shows snowplough train busting its way through snow [Lowestoft Journal] |
03/03/2018 | Video: Inquiry call over snowmaggeddon train service meltdown in Scotland [Herald] |
02/03/2018 | ScotRail testing network in bid to get trains moving [Scotsman] |
01/03/2018 | VIDEO: New 'train with a brain' arrives in Inverness for the first time [Press and Journal] |
27/02/2018 | How the Digital Railway will grow capacity on the railway [Network Rail] |
19/02/2018 | What the railway could look like in 30 years time [Network Rail] |
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] |
15/11/2017 | Video: Sack Abellio ScotRail call as hundreds of staff are asked to quit Scotland's railways [Herald] |
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] |
27/06/2017 | Video Couple visiting all British railway stations [BBC News] |
26/06/2017 | Plans for Midland Metro expansion presented [IRJ] |
21/06/2017 | HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech [Rail News] |
10/05/2017 | Hitachi unveils AT400 British Bullet Train concept [Railway Gazette] |
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] |
16/01/2017 | New EMU 'Doon The Clyde Coast'! [Jeffray Wotherspoon] |
19/11/2016 | How Toton Sidings became a huge railway hub - in Victorian days [Nottingham Post] |
19/11/2016 | Croydon line tram driver suspended over Sun footage [BBC News] |
18/11/2016 | Croydon trams: 'Sleeping' driver footage probed [Sun] |
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] |
23/09/2016 | Video: ScotRail's new Japanese trains put through their paces [Scotsman] |
04/08/2016 | How to hack your train fares in half [BBC] |
01/08/2016 | VIDEO: Glasgow Queen Street [Rail Engineer] |
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] |
10/05/2016 | Disruption looms as HS2 starts station work early [Times] |
09/05/2016 | Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges [Rail News] |
18/04/2016 | Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2' [Rail News] |
13/04/2016 | Dispatcher arrested: Game linked to Bad Aibling crash [Deutsche Welle] |
21/03/2016 | Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link [BBC News] |
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] |
14/01/2016 | SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald] |
06/12/2015 | Mega train delivers Australian record [BBC News] |
02/12/2015 | Government 'not pursuing' HS1-HS2 rail link [Rail News] |
29/11/2015 | HS2 Birmingham to Crewe link to open six years early [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] |
24/09/2015 | HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News] |
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] |
29/07/2015 | Rail bridge slid into place as £500m motorway upgrade continues [BBC News] |
24/04/2015 | New electric trains between London and Swansea [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] |
19/01/2015 | Cab ride over the new Reading viaduct [Dailymotion] |
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] |
17/10/2014 | Video Report on the Borders Railway Project [Rail Engineer] |
13/08/2014 | VIDEO: Borders Railway structures [Midlothian Advertiser] |
21/07/2014 | Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News] |
29/04/2014 | MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News] |
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] |
20/12/2013 | Borders Railway a year down the line - Video [Midlothian Advertiser] |
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] |
30/09/2013 | Nobody at controls in Chicago train crash, dozens injured [CBS News] |
24/09/2013 | HS2: 12 arguments for and against [BBC News] |
19/04/2013 | HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC] |
15/03/2013 | HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News] |
12/03/2013 | Transmongolian And Transsiberian Train Trip [Aol Travel] |
18/02/2013 | Spoil heap continues to move onto Doncaster railway line [The Star] |
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] |
13/02/2012 | Stunning steam train video as new life begins for an icon of Victorian age [Yorkshire Post] |
03/02/2012 | ScotRail conductor returns to work after YouTube video [Rail.co] |
10/01/2012 | HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead [BBC News] |
26/12/2011 | China's new bullet train can reach 500km/h [Reuters] |
08/11/2011 | Scotland urged to begin work for high-speed rail link [BBC News] |
20/07/2011 | Dutch Railway Station Installs Slide For Busy Passengers (VIDEO) |
05/04/2011 | Network Rail releases shocking level crossing footage [Rail.co] |
08/03/2011 | Japan launches new 300kmh bullet train [Euronews] |
27/02/2011 | Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK] |
18/11/2010 | Passenger train slides for two and a half miles [BBC] |
07/11/2010 | National Trust anger over High Speed 2 [Telegraph] |
17/01/2010 | Big train fan tracks really big train [Los Angeles Times] |
28/03/2009 | Glasgow Airport Rail Link Video [New Civil Engineer] |