Media blogs

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.

Britain’s new super-hub station, Old Oak Common, will be a gateway to the capital, the UK and the rest of the world. The new station will provide connections into the heart of London, Heathrow airport, the West Country, south Wales, the West Midlands, the north of England and Scotland – meaning passengers will be spoilt for choice of where they can go.

“Good HS2 see you” ran the headline in the Sun last week as ‘Florence’ broke through at the end of her three-year-long drive under the Chilterns.