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• Over 7,000 roles already supported by the project, and over 2,000 business have already won work with HS2
• Over 100 apprentices already working on the project, with 2,000 expected over its lifetime
• 30,000 jobs supported by HS2 at peak construction

A report published today by outgoing HS2 Chairman, Sir David Higgins, shows that the benefits of HS2 are already being realised across the UK.

HS2 has published plans to deliver a ‘green corridor’ of new wildlife habitats, native woodlands and community spaces to help integrate the new line into its surrounding landscape and environment.

HS2 will become the first high speed railway in Europe equipped with overhead lines powering trains to operate at 360km/h.

Nusrat Ghani met HS2 apprentices at Birmingham's National College for High Speed Rail

Engineers working on Britain’s new high speed railway have discovered an ancient, sub-tropical coastline dating back 56 million years. The rare discovery was made at a site in Ruislip, West London, when HS2’s ground investigation team unearthed a previously unknown material, located up to 33 metres below the surface.