HS2 Goal to Be up and Running by 2033 'Cannot Be Met'

HS2 admits it can't get trains running between Birmingham and London by 2033 as chief exec gives update

Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station is currently taking shape in the heart of the city but the divisive high-speed railway project has been plagued by serious challenges.

HS2 boss says 'failures being addressed' as timeline setback confirmed - Birmingham Live

HS2 said trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 ‘can not be achieved’

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Professor John Robertson OBA Thanks to Dottie for alerting me to this. From BBC England today: HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 “cannot be achieved”. Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station is currently taking shape in the heart of the city but the divisive high-speed railway project has been plagued by serious challenges. Earlier this year, HS2 CEO Mark Wild acknowledged that co…

HS2 highlights 'year of progress' at end of 2025 including Kenilworth bypass bridge slide

HS2 has today (Monday December 29) published figures to show “significant headway” being made on the construction of the high-speed rail line both above and below throughout this year while emphasising that its initial goal of having the railway open by 2033 “cannot be achieved”.

HS2 reports steady build progress through 2025 as leadership resets programme

New figures published by HS2 Ltd set out progress on Britain’s largest current infrastructure project through 2025, showing significant work completed on earthworks, tunnels and viaducts even as the programme undergoes a broad operational reset. The post HS2 reports steady build progress through 2025 as leadership resets programme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

HS2 railway shifts from excavation to civil works amid cost and schedule rethink

An end-of-year update from HS2 railway has outlined its progress on Britain’s largest infrastructure project, at a time when it is being fundamentally restructured. Colne Valley viaduct (c) ianVisits The data show that excavation of all 23 miles of deep-bore tunnels on the section of the railway between Old Oak Common and Birmingham Curzon Street has now been completed. Around 70 per cent of the project’s earthworks have been delivered, alongsid…