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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 7h

HS2 welcomes new recruits in the West Midlands.

HS2 welcomes new recruits in the West Midlands - Construction Management

Career opportunities across the HS2 project are helping to boost local employment in the West Midlands.

constructionmanagement.co.uk

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 11h

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers

Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group

www.theguardian.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 15h

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers

Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group

www.theguardian.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 19h

Productivity is the top reason for business travellers to choose rail, survey finds.

Productivity trumps sustainability for business travellers

EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned…

www.railwaygazette.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 1d

Four million tons of clay moved in HS2 excavation.

HS2: West London tunnel section completed with 'huge' machines

Engineers have begun the process of lifting the machines used on the project to the surface.

www.bbc.co.uk

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 1d

HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years.

‘It’s working’: HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years | New Civil Engineer

The programme to build the UK’s new high-speed rail line has repeatedly seen timescales slip and budgets blown in recent years, leading to the appointment

www.newcivilengineer.com

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 1d

Review: Off The Rails – The Inside Story of HS2 by Sally Gimson

www.rail-leaders.com/industry-new...

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 1d

High-speed train links for travel to major European cities gets under way.

High-speed train links for travel to European cities gets under way

The High Speed Rail Network is expected to be completed in 20 years and a European study estimates the cost of implementation will be €546 billion.

www.euronews.com

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 2d

HS2 invests in young people’s future careers.

HS2 invests in young people’s future careers - Rail UK

HS2 invests in young people’s future careers - Rail Projects

railuk.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 2d

21 apprentices and graduates start two-year training programme with HS2.

21 apprentices and graduates start two-year training programme with HS2

HS2, has welcomed a new intake of 21 apprentices and graduates to start a two-year training programme.

www.railadvent.co.uk

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 2d

Regional authorities are piecing together a potential future rail plan for growth in the North of England.

Regional authorities are piecing together a future rail plan for growth in the North of England

The need for improved rail connections in the north of England can’t be ignored, so local authorities are piecing together plans themselves.

www.newcivilengineer.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 2d

New Yougov polling finds strong public support for the building of new high-speed rail lines between cities in the north.

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 5d

Innovation accelerator to support HS2 project reset.

Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset

UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government's 'reset' of the HS2…

www.railwaygazette.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 5d

HS2 invests in young people’s future careers.

HS2 invests in young people’s future careers | RailBusinessDaily

HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed railway, has bolstered its investment in future talent by welcoming a new cohort of apprentices and HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new…

news.railbusinessdaily.com

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 5d

HS2’s Old Oak Common station could boost the local economy by £10 billion over a decade.

HS2’s Old Oak Common station could boost local economy by £10 billion over a decade

The opening of the HS2 station at Old Oak Common could boost the local economy by £10 billion over a decade, according to a HS2 commissioned report.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 6d

Productivity is the top reason for business travellers to choose rail, survey finds.

Productivity trumps sustainability for business travellers

EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned…

www.railwaygazette.com

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 6d

Four million tons of clay moved in HS2 excavation.

HS2: West London tunnel section completed with 'huge' machines

Engineers have begun the process of lifting the machines used on the project to the surface.

www.bbc.co.uk

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 6d

When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail.

When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail

www.ecf.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 7d

High‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending.

EU report: high‑speed rail grows 10% as Europe boosts infrastructure spending

Europe’s high‑speed rail network expanded by more than 1,000 km in four years, as EU countries increased spending on rail infrastructure to record levels, according to the European…

www.railtech.com

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High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 7d

More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2, boosting regional economies.

Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2 - Rail UK

Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2 - Careers

railuk.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 7d

Global high-speed rail network to grow nearly 5% annually, says new report.

Global high-speed rail network to grow nearly 5% annually, says new report – and it’s not just China

SCI Verkehr’s latest study reveals a rapidly expanding international high-speed rail market, led increasingly by emerging economies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the perhaps pre-emptively, the US.…

www.railtech.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 7d

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.

Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers

Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group

www.theguardian.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 8d

More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2, boosting regional economies.

Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2 - Rail UK

Boosting regional economies: More jobseekers progress into careers on HS2 - Careers

railuk.com

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 8d

New Yougov polling finds strong public support for the building of new high-speed rail lines between cities in the north.

High Speed Rail Group @hsrailgroup.bsky.social · 8d

Great report from the Campaign for Better Transport on the economic and wider social value of the railways.

Making the connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity

Campaign for Better Transport's report, Making the connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity, highlights the economic and wider social value of the railways.

bettertransport.org.uk