Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian]





Date: 15/04/2020

Britain has given the green light for companies to start putting spades in the ground to build a new high speed rail line, saying work could proceed in line with coronavirus safety guidelines despite the national lockdown.


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Formal notification says firms can start work as long as coronavirus safety guidelines are followed

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11/08/2020Extending HS2 to Scotland identified as starting point for rail decarbonisation [New Civil Engineer]
11/08/2020ScotRail trials school train for Oban High School pupils [The Oban Times]
08/08/2020Rail body calls for sleeper trains to use Channel Tunnel due to rise in post-Covid eco-tourism [Daily Mail]
08/08/2020How part-time commuters can save money on peak-time rail travel [The Guardian]
01/08/2020Severn Valley Railway restarts passenger services [BBC News]
31/07/2020HS2 Chiltern tunnel headwall ready for tunnel boring machines [Rail Engineer]
29/07/2020Scotland's rail services to be increased as Covid restrictions ease [BBC News]
29/07/2020At-seat food and drink service to launch on LNER trains [Mail Online]
23/07/2020Coronavirus: ScotRail offers free travel for unemployed and even more once they get a job [Clydebank Post]
20/07/2020New Carlisle to Settle services aim to 'kick-start' tourism [BBC News]
18/07/2020LNER 'not running coronavirus safe service' [Scotsman]
16/07/2020Coronavirus in Scotland: Physical distancing on Arran ferries 'unrealistic' for tourism [BBC News]
14/07/2020Calls for return of Caledonian Sleeper to boost tourism in Aberdeen as Fort William trips resume | Press and Journal [Press and Journal]
13/07/2020North-east MP hopes for return of night train [Evening Express]
08/07/2020Coronavirus: Transport giant First warns of 'uncertain' future [BBC News]
07/07/2020Blackpool trams to resume as UK light rail operators reflect government guidance [Ralway Gazette]
07/07/2020Glasgow Subway to get share of £9m emergency cash [Evening Times]
06/07/2020Donation will secure the future of Govan's TS Queen Mary [Evening Times]
06/07/2020HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track [Rail Engineer]
03/07/2020New community rail group hopes to promote tourism on Far North line in Caithness and Sutherland; People with a 'passion for trains' invited to put their names forward to become trustees [Northern Time
02/07/2020Boris Johnson urged to back Borders Railway extension bid as part of £5bn new deal [Southern Reporter]
01/07/2020Coronavirus: Grand Central trains announces 'measured' return [BBC News]
30/06/2020Restoring pre-Covid service 'could take two years' as TOCs face logistical hurdles [Ralway Gazette]
30/06/2020Construction work restarts on new north-east station after pause during lockdown [Evening Express]
30/06/2020Network Rail to restart Queen Street project after investing £64m in Scotland in lockdown [Network Rail]
28/06/2020Pentland Venture to remain tied up as ferry season is cancelled [John O Groat Journal]
27/06/2020What next for the UK's deserted public transport network? [The Guardian]
27/06/2020Dont eat or drink on train journeys [The Times]
25/06/2020Island ferry operators asked to provide 'isolation facilities' for positive Covid-19 tourists [Scotsman]
25/06/2020Britain's railways will be 'renationalised' using coronavirus measures [Mail Online]
24/06/2020Tree cutting resumes on East Kilbride and Barrhead lines. [Network Rail]
24/06/2020'Hogwarts Express' passengers set to wear face masks as journeys get back on track [Scotsman]
24/06/2020Daily tourist trains to serve England's 'most scenic' railway [Railway Gazette]
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08/05/2020Coronavirus: Rail services to be increased as travel restrictions ease [BBC News]
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29/04/2020Coronavirus: What's it like to work on the train in lockdown? [BBC News]
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23/04/2020First HS2 station approved: Grimshaw's Curzon Street plans waved though [Architects Journal]
22/04/2020Coronavirus: Railway warns it may not survive the pandemic [Gazette & Herald]
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22/04/2020Bailout expected for UK city transport networks crippled by Covid-19 [The Guardian]
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26/03/2020CalMac introduces 'Essential Lifeline Timetable' amidst coronavirus pandemic [Ardrossan Herald]
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23/03/2020Covid-19: government suspends rail franchise agreements [The Guardian]
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19/03/2020Coronavirus: CalMac to operate 'turn up and go' service during outbreak [Press and Journal]
18/03/2020Harry Potter line steam train to launch despite coronavirus [Scotsman]
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21/01/2020Grimshaw reveals revised designs for new Birmingham HS2 station [Architects Journal]
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15/01/2020HS2 supporters fear Boris Johnson plans to scrap part of rail project [The Guardian]
07/11/2019'Infrastructure in years, not decades' urges TfN chief [RAIL]
17/10/2019Final voyage of explorer who named Australia as excavated remains to return home [ITV News]
11/10/2019Scottish high-speed rail could mean Edinburgh to Newcastle in 45 minutes “ Alastair Dalton [Scotsman]
03/09/2019HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail vital for growth [RAIL]
03/09/2019HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to £88bn [The Guardian]
21/08/2019HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project [BBC News]
21/08/2019HS2: how far has work got, and why might it be scrapped? [The Guardian]
30/07/2019Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology]
27/07/2019Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route [BBC News]
23/07/2019Old Oak Common sheds demolished [RAIL]
11/06/2019The 5 bidders for HS2 train order reveal their designs [Rail Engineer]
06/06/2019First pictures of high speed HS2 train designs revealed [Metro]
16/05/2019Limit HS2 speeds and move terminus to cut costs, say Lords [The Guardian]
18/04/2019If TfL couldn't make Crossrail run on time, what hope for the HS2 project? | Phillip Inman [The Guardian]
27/03/2019£56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail]
19/02/2019Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished [Rail Engineer]
10/02/2019Mounting Cabinet revolt threatens to sink the HS2 rail link [Daily Mail]
07/02/2019Single HS2 station to cost £1Billion as campaigners say the project is 'falling apart' [Daily Mail]
25/01/2019Matthew Flinders: Australia explorer's remains found in HS2 dig [BBC]
13/01/2019HS2 may run fewer, slower trains to stay on budget and schedule [The Guardian]
20/12/2018Britain's most endangered bird the Willow tit will be driven to the brink of extinction by HS2 [Daily Mail]
05/12/2018Sir Terry Morgan resigns from HS2 and Crossrail roles [ITV News]
30/11/2018HS2 rail chief Terry Morgan faces sack over spiralling costs [The Guardian]
26/10/2018Controversial HS2 burial site dig at London Euston begins [BBC News]
10/10/2018Talgo shortlists UK factory sites [Railway Gazette]
04/07/2018HS2 trains could be built in UK as Bombardier and Hitachi plan joint bid [ITV News]
28/06/2018Chinese rail companies in front to run HS2 trains as British Virgin Trains and First Group struggle [Daily Mail]
09/05/2018HS2 project delayed after Aberdeen letter blunder [Press and Journal]
08/03/2018A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review]
05/01/2018Preston railway station branded as outdated and inadequate [Lancashire Evening Post]
04/01/2018First look at CAFs new rolling stock factory in Wales [Global Rail News]
02/11/2017Five companies shortlisted to build trains for HS2 [Independent]
02/10/2017Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse rail [BBC News]
24/08/2017Euston closure: no trains in or out of rail terminal over Bank Holiday weekend due to HS2 engineering works [Evening Standard]
17/07/2017HS2 reveals winners of building contracts [BBC News]
26/06/2017Plans for Midland Metro expansion presented [IRJ]
21/06/2017HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech [Rail News]
24/04/2017Virgin and Stagecoach join with SNCF on HS2 WCP franchise bid [RTM]
02/04/2017Berkeley calls for review of HS2 as predicted Phase 1 costs soar to £48bn [RTM]
23/02/2017HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval [BBC News]
20/01/2017Britain launches HS2 rolling stock procurement [IRJ]
19/11/2016How Toton Sidings became a huge railway hub - in Victorian days [Nottingham Post]
15/11/2016HS2: Ministers confirm North West and Yorkshire routes [BBC News]
05/11/2016New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services [BBC News]
07/10/2016French train firm unveils plans for £20m plant in north-west England [Guardian]
07/07/2016HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report [Rail News]
28/06/2016HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office [BBC News]
14/05/2016HS2 may not even reach Manchester as Department for Transport faces having project taken out of its control [Telegraph]
10/05/2016Disruption looms as HS2 starts station work early [Times]
09/05/2016Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges [Rail News]
18/04/2016Upgrading West Coast line 'not an alternative to HS2' [Rail News]
21/03/2016Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link [BBC News]
15/03/2016HS2 denies claims that its trains are at risk of derailing at top speeds [Guardian]
12/03/2016HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report finds [Telegraph]
14/01/2016SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald]
02/12/2015Government 'not pursuing' HS1-HS2 rail link [Rail News]
29/11/2015HS2 Birmingham to Crewe link to open six years early [BBC News]
18/11/2015Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News]
11/11/2015Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils [BBC News]
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15/09/2015Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped' [BBC News]
13/08/2015Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian]
25/03/2015HS2: Government has no 'convincing case' for £50bn rail line [BBC News]
19/03/2015£130m tram route decision announced [Rail News]
11/11/2014'We need an underwater train to Ireland,' says think tank [BBC News]
28/10/2014What is HS3?: proposed sub-Pennine rail line explained [Guardian]
24/10/2014HS2: Phase two report proposes new station for Crewe [BBC News]
22/10/2014Britain’s railway network Transport mode of choice [GlobalRailNews]
21/07/2014Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News]
29/04/2014MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News]
15/03/2014HS2 should be seen as the future backbone of Britain's railway [Guardian]
28/02/2014Birmingham HS2 Curzon station plans unveiled [BBC News]
10/02/2014HS2 Toton station could see the relocation of up to 600 jobs [BBC News]
12/11/2013Coventry to join Metro tram network in upgrade plans [BBC News]
27/10/2013Railway line shut by Beeching 'can save us £36bn' [Mail]
06/10/2013The Borders Railway: a £350m ticket to nowhere? [Sunday Herald]
24/09/2013HS2: 12 arguments for and against [BBC News]
19/04/2013HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC]
15/03/2013HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News]
29/01/2013Ministers braced for backlash over HS2 northern route [Telegraph]
28/01/2013HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent]
12/11/2012High-speed rail plan for Glasgow to Edinburgh line [BBC News]
29/09/2012HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph]
10/01/2012HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead [BBC News]
08/11/2011Scotland urged to begin work for high-speed rail link [BBC News]
27/02/2011Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK]