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• HS2 Minister commits to power Britain’s new highspeed trains with zero carbon energy from the outset – supporting the goal of making HS2 net zero from 2035

• As part of the drive to net zero, HS2 Ltd plans to make construction sites diesel-free by 2029 and halve emissions from steel and concrete by 2030

• New images of major construction moments, big contract awards and significant jobs milestones: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/hs2-in-2021 
• See the year in pictures with photos and a video showcasing the scale of work and the big milestone moments: https://youtu.be/1S624iIKqFg
• Mark Thurston, HS2 CEO: “It has been a year of major moments for HS2 – from the start of tunnelling, to hitting 20,000 jobs, to awarding the contract to build our trains – 2021 really showed the incredible momentum on Britain’s biggest infrastructure project.”

Birmingham Ladywood MP, Shabana Mahmood, has visited HS2’s Curzon Street Station site to see for herself how Eastside is being transformed in readiness for the arrival of HS2 and the city’s brand-new intercity terminus station.

• A disused bridge near Saltley in Birmingham has been safely demolished by HS2’s main works civils contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV)
• Over 685m3 of concrete, 165 tonnes of reinforcement and 250 tonnes of structural steel were removed by precision techniques over four weekends
• Watch a time lapse video of the demolition here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBeB5qTb9oc 

Video: HS2 project reaches 20,000 jobs: https://youtu.be/k-jPF_47_xI 

• Today [Thursday 2 September] marks the start of a unique project to transform the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station building in Birmingham.
• Midlands contractor KN Circet is leading a team of local restoration specialists on the 12-month project
• Images and drone footage of the building: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/stations-and-depots-a-sneak-peek-into-a-brighter-design-for-the-uk-of-the-future/curzon-street-station/old-curzon-street-station