News

• Third of four tunnel boring machines excavating HS2’s 8.4-mile long Northolt Tunnel breaks through
• All tunnelling will be complete for the tunnel – the second longest on the high-speed line – this summer

• Material similar to that found on non-stick frying pans was used to slide the first of three giant sections into place over a slip road during a 29-hour closure, reopening to traffic 11 hours earlier than planned.
• The multi-stage sliding technique being used means that just three weekend closures will be needed to get the East deck into position, with the next two taking it across the motorway and adjacent M6-M42 link road.

• Striking images and video show the huge cutterhead being lifted to the skies
• The 125-metre-long machine is being dismantled by a team of specialist engineers working for HS2's construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI.
• View and download images and B-roll footage

• The first platforms that will be used by passengers travelling on HS2 are being built
• Each platform will be served by 400m trains
• New video and images available of the platforms being constructed

HS2 lifts Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Caroline’ from below ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London

• HS2 passes a significant employment milestone with over 5,000 unemployed people starting new careers on the project
• Major investment in upskilling has helped men and women of all ages back into the world of work
• Targeted focus on supporting the unemployed has helped to bridge the skills gap
• With its dedicated skills academies and bootcamp training programmes, HS2 is supporting the Government’s drive to get Britian building and get more people into work