News

• HS2 gained Schedule 17 approval for the Automated People Mover (APM) in 2020
• Realignment designs, created in partnership with the Urban Growth Company to support regional growth plans, now submitted to Solihull Council
• New landscape plans include environmental features in the public realm
• Images available here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/the-midlands/interchange-station/automated-people-mover 

• Breakthrough offers potential to power Britain’s new high speed railway stations

HS2 has introduced new measures to enhance the visibility of supply chain opportunities across its rail systems contracts. The move is designed to enable businesses of all sizes to plan and deliver with confidence as they strive to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

• 52-mile extension of high speed network to Manchester via Manchester Airport set to support 17,500 jobs
• HS2 Phase 2B Western Leg will double capacity between Manchester and London, and more than treble capacity between Manchester and Birmingham
• HS2 CEO: “This Bill is a vote of confidence in HS2’s ability to help towns and cities in the North realise their economic potential.”