Media blogs

• HS2 reveals plans for its first 'test area'
• Track, power, signalling and communications systems will be installed on a circa 50 mile section of the railway first
• A phased approach to testing will enable the programme to remain on schedule 

• The reset of Britain's biggest infrastructure project is well underway
• HS2 is putting construction back in the right order after the programme fell out of sequence 
• Services will initially launch between Old Oak Common and Curzon Street

2025 is rapidly turning into HS2’s breakthrough year – with a total of five tunnelling machines due to complete their tunnel drives this year.

Our sites across Buckinghamshire have now received more than three million tonnes of stone by rail, with the latest deliveries coming from the Penmaenmawr quarry in North Wales.

But where else are we using our existing railways to help build Britain’s new high-speed railway?

Our bat protection structure at Sheephouse Wood has been in the news recently. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions and the links to more information about the design and development of the structure.