HS2 has launched its first giant tunnelling machine, named “Florence”, as work on the controversial project continues. The initiative’s chief executive, Mark Thurston, said he hoped the UK would get ...

Wendover resident Andy Band next to the construction site of the so-called green tunnel, which will stretch for almost a mile past the town alongside the existing railway and A413 - Matt Writtle A bad ...

The moment a machine digging HS2’s longest tunnel broke through after a 10 miles under the Chiltern Hills was captured on video on Tuesday, 27 February. Workers cheered and fireworks went off as ...

The machine will work non-stop for three years to dig a 10-mile tunnel under the Chiltern Hills. HS2 will launch its first giant tunnelling machine on Thursday. The 558ft (170m) long contraption will ...

The design of noise-cancelling Chiltern Tunnel north portal. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) has unveiled the designs of the noise-cancelling north portal of the Chiltern Tunnel, ...

The 2.1-mile Colne Valley viaduct is about a third complete. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. December 28, 2023 With its workforce now peaking at around 30,000, the U.K.'s London-Birmingham 140-mile HS2 ...

The Colne Valley Viaduct section of HS2 is an imposing construction - Copyright AFP Ludovic MARIN The Colne Valley Viaduct section of HS2 is an imposing construction ...