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IN PICTURES: HS2 lifts second giant tunnelling machine after successful 5-mile journey under London
27 May 2025HS2 lifts Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Caroline’ from below ground at the Green Park Way site in Greenford, West London
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Record number of unemployed secure jobs on HS2
22 May 2025- HS2 passes a significant employment milestone with over 5,000 unemployed people starting new careers on the project
- Major investment in upskilling has helped men and women of all ages back into the world of work
- Targeted focus on supporting the unemployed has helped to bridge the skills gap
- With its dedicated skills academies and bootcamp training programmes, HS2 is supporting the Government’s drive to get Britian building and get more people into work
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HS2 donates 4,000 tonnes of ballast to Bluebell Railway as part of landmark Railway 200 celebrations
21 May 2025- Ballast from decommissioned railway sidings in West London donated to heritage railway
- Sidings were used to bring in materials by rail to HS2’s West Ruislip site
- The donation coincides with the celebration of 200 years of the railway in Britain
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HS2’s Chief Executive calls on investors and developers to get behind the project
20 May 2025HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild today issued a rallying cry to the property sector to capitalise on the huge investment opportunities being generated by the project.
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HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
20 May 2025- Download new images showing the first section of HS2's M6 South viaduct’s East deck under construction alongside the motorway near Birmingham Airport
- Multi-stage sliding technique means that road closures for the East deck launch will be limited to one weekend for the slip road, and two for the motorway and slip road combined.
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HS2 celebrates first Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
09 May 2025- Major construction milestone as HS2 completes the first section of the 3.5-mile Bromford Tunnel linking Warwickshire and Birmingham
- Tunnel boring machine, Mary Ann, travelled under the region’s motorway network, watercourses and key National Grid infrastructure without disruption
- Specialist tunnelling teams spent 652 days and nights working underground to complete the mission
- Photographs capture the breakthrough moment https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/bromford-tunnel/mary-ann-breakthrough-may-2025
- Striking new images show the team at work underground https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/bromford-tunnel/bromford-tunnelling-heroes