News

• Designs updated from 2015 show how the major London transport hub will be transformed with the arrival of HS2
• 3,000 jobs and millions of pounds of business contract opportunities set to be unlocked by HS2 construction
• Striking images of the HS2 station available here: https://visual.library.hs2.org.uk/p/share/JB9Q5I3z4Ihg 

• Free construction training and paid work placements to help women develop a career in construction.
• Exclusive women-only plant machine operative day to be held on Saturday, 12 March at the Operator Skills Hub in Curdworth, Sutton Coldfield.

HS2 today confirmed that a decision to move more material by rail into construction sites near Aylesbury will take the equivalent of an extra 28,500 lorries off Buckinghamshire’s roads and save 9,680 tonnes of carbon emissions.

University students who live in the Midlands are being offered the chance to join HS2 on a paid work placement this summer.

• The Environmental Enhancement Plan developed by the Trent Sow Group will enhance the landscape and biodiversity around the new railway
• The plan has received £1.5m funding from HS2 Ltd to deliver six projects over two years in the Trent Sow Parklands and Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• HS2 Ltd has worked with the National Trust, the Cannock Chase AONB Partnership and other local partners on plans