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Lift complete! HS2’s next tunnelling machine names revealed
24 Oct 2023- First 1,700-tonne machine has been lifted in parts down into a shaft
- Images available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/london-tunnels/progress-3/northolt-tunnel/northolt-tunnels-east-tbms
- Video available here: https://youtu.be/-kOknlXK5bU
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HS2 Ltd’s biggest future talent cohort so far joins the project
20 Oct 2023- HS2 Limited has welcomed 40 graduates and 19 apprentices- the largest cohort of future talent to join the company since operations began in 2009.
- The new intake forms part of the 2,000 apprenticeships set to be created across the programme’s lifecycle.
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New HS2 exhibition space opens at Birmingham’s Thinktank museum
18 Oct 2023A new exhibition that showcases the hugely ambitious tunnels being constructed as part of the new HS2 line has been unveiled at Birmingham's award-winning science museum, Thinktank.
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HS2 reveals new designs for Saltley Viaduct in Birmingham
17 Oct 2023- Community feedback results in wider walkway for pedestrians and provision for cyclists
- Designs incorporate additional LED lighting to improve safety at night, and new landscape plans include woodland trees and shrubs
- Community drop-in event to view designs on Thursday 19 October
- View new design CGIs
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Rail deliveries of HS2’s tunnel ring segments in London remove a million miles of lorry journeys
17 Oct 2023- HS2 is using the rail network to move materials for construction, reducing impact on Britain’s roads
- New video shows how HS2 is using rail to deliver tunnel segments rings from Kent to Hillingdon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObzaNBZL3Xo
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HS2 opens doors to Bucks and Oxon schools
22 Sep 2023Students from across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire got an insight into the huge range of jobs on offer at HS2 this week when the high speed rail project opened its doors to local schools and colleges.