News

HS2 is working with Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation, to help more women in the Midlands launch a career in the construction sector.

• Designs for the station have been awarded the Outstanding BREEAM rating, uprated from previous ‘excellent’ rating
• The award puts the new station in the top 1% of UK buildings for eco-friendly status

• Ruislip Lido Railway Society Ltd will use a £75,000 grant from HS2’s Community & Environment Fund (CEF) to convert diesel locomotive 'Graham Alexander' to low-carbon battery power, removing its reliance on diesel.
• The new diesel-free alternative will improve local air quality and reduce noise pollution on the UK’s longest 12-gauge railway line.

• HS2 partnered with Birmingham-based Craftspace and Dual Works to deliver creative workshops at the Heart of Birmingham Vocational College in Washwood Heath.
• The ’Washwood Heath Creates’ project included outdoor creative design sessions in the College’s garden and a site visit for local students.
• New video showing the programme in action: (https://youtu.be/Fm0k0ZUHPQA)