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• HS2 will cut emissions, improving air quality and supporting a net-zero carbon economy
• Emissions are being ‘designed out’ of HS2 stations and depots
• Green initiatives during construction include transporting material by rail, adopting zero pollution machinery, and using renewable energy such as solar power

• HS2 – The Biggest Dig, a three part documentary series, to air on BBC Two from Tuesday 15 September
• Series presented by anthropologist and anatomist, Professor Alice Roberts, and historian, Dr Yasmin Khan.

Tuesday sees very first rail freight delivery at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham. 15,000 freight trains set to move 10 million tonnes of aggregate for HS2 over next ten years. Every freight delivery replaces 70 lorries - dramatically cutting carbon emissions of HS2’s construction.

Innovative project aims for net zero emissions in operation, paving the way for green infrastructure of the future. Carbon reduction equivalent to removing emissions from 10,000 houses or 500 million km of car travel. Images of HS2’s Curzon Street station for print and publication are available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/birmingham-curzon-street-station-gallery

HS2 Ltd has today (Wednesday 24 June) revealed the names of the construction firms in the running to build Birmingham Curzon Street station – the high-speed rail project’s landmark city centre terminus.

HS2’s new landmark Curzon Street station in Birmingham, set to be one of the most environmentally-friendly railway stations in the world, has been given planning permission by Birmingham City Council.