HS2s clean, green boost for business and tourism in Cumbria [HS2]





Date: 07/12/2020

Direct service between Carlisle and London will support the Lake District^s 2040 Vision for Visitor Travel
HS2 provides a carbon-friendly, fast-travel solution linking Cumbria and the capital


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HS2s clean, green boost for business and tourism in Cumbria

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Direct service between Carlisle and London will support the Lake Districts 2040 Vision for Visitor Travel HS2 provides a carbon-friendly, fast-travel solution linking Cumbria and the capital

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03/12/2020HS2 construction progresses at Euston as towers reach ground level [HS2]
29/11/2020Scotland 'faces being left behind' on HS2 [Scotsman]
28/11/2020HS2 urged to rehouse London council block residents over disruption [The Guardian]
25/11/2020HS2 and West Midlands Combined Authority agree enabling works for Metro Eastside extension [HS2 News and Information]
25/11/2020New book details newspaper accounts of the building of the Settle-Carlisle railway [Craven Herald]
23/11/2020Businesses invited to tender for 12bn worth of HS2 contracts [HS2]
18/11/2020Bardon Mill Station steeped in history [Community Rail Network]
11/11/2020HS2 only opportunity this century to grow rail freight, warns Logistics UK [Railway Gazette]
08/11/2020Historic Border anomaly poses intriguing new twist for re-opening Edinburgh-Carlisle rail line [Scotsman]
03/11/2020HS2 launches first virtual Meet the Contractor event [HS2]
31/10/2020Why everyone and especially Greens should still support HS2 [New Statesman]
29/10/2020Passengers thanked as Settle to Carlisle line reopens after bridge upgrades [Network Rail]
28/10/2020Race against time to find home for Carlisle's last tram [News and Star]
23/10/2020HS2: Moving ancient woodland habitat for rail line flawed, ecologists say [BBC News]
22/10/2020Work starts to restore iconic Ribblehead viaduct [Network Rail]
20/10/2020Former tree of the year felled in Warwickshire to make way for HS2 [The Guardian]
20/10/2020Veteran pear tree will live on in new woodland created by HS2 [HS2]
17/10/2020Borders Railway: Hopes of Carlisle extension hurt, says MP [Border Telegraph]
16/10/2020Hope for train jobs in South Lanarkshire could hit the buffers [Carluke Gazette]
13/10/2020Cost of HS2 high-speed rail line rises by 800m [The Guardian]
12/10/2020Safe storage for Stephenson statue during Eustons HS2 transformation [Network Rail]
09/10/2020HS2 awards contract for first two London tunnelling machines [HS2]
08/10/2020On Clean Air Day 2020, HS2 announces ambitious plans to raise the bar on air quality across the project [HS2]
08/10/2020High-speed train 'stabling' facility proposed near Gretna [BBC News]
08/10/2020Carlisle could be on the HS2 map [News and Star]
07/10/2020HS2s journey north accelerates as public consultation opens [HS2]
29/09/2020History of Birminghams Peaky Blinders to feature in new BBC documentary [HS2]
25/09/2020Industry body backs calls for Borders railway invest to speed up journey times and increase freight trade [insider]
22/09/2020New footage of the discovery of the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders to be shown in BBC documentary [HS2]
15/09/2020HS2 tunnel segment factory building complete [Rail Engineer]
11/09/2020GB Railfreight and Rail Stone Solutions win two major HS2 contracts [GB Railfreight]
09/09/2020HS2's archaeological dig to be showcased in BBC documentary [HS2]
08/09/2020A level crossing: should Scotland be on the HS2 railway line? [Railway Technology]
08/09/2020Dent station building bought by Friends of Settle Carlisle Line [Railstaff]
04/09/2020HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts [The Guardian]
04/09/2020HS2 heralds formal start of construction as a 22,000 jobs boost for Britain [HS2]
02/09/2020First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath [RAIL]
20/08/2020Fireman working on Dalesman steam train dies during journey over Settle to Carlisle line [Yorkshire Post]
17/08/2020Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2 [The Guardian]
17/08/2020UK universities and HS2 Ltd finalise research partnership [Railway Gazette]
11/08/2020Giant tunnelling machines for HS2 unveiled [BBC News]
11/08/2020Extending HS2 to Scotland identified as starting point for rail decarbonisation [New Civil Engineer]
01/08/2020Campaign for Borders Rail gets TV presenter patron on board [News and Star]
31/07/2020HS2 Chiltern tunnel headwall ready for tunnel boring machines [Rail Engineer]
28/07/2020Ambitious plans to transform Scottish rail network unveiled [Scottish Government]
20/07/2020New Carlisle to Settle services aim to 'kick-start' tourism [BBC News]
15/07/2020Ministerial meeting offers encouragement to Borders Railway campaigners [The Southern Reporter]
06/07/2020HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track [Rail Engineer]
24/06/2020Daily tourist trains to serve England's 'most scenic' railway [Railway Gazette]
13/06/2020Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters [The Guardian]
12/06/2020New HS2 report hailed as boost for case for Borders Railway extension [Southern Reporter]
10/06/2020Call for HS2 to run to Scotland and cut London rail journey time to three hours [Scotsman]
03/06/2020Borders Railway extension 'more important now than ever' [BBC News]
01/06/2020Plans to reinstate railways take step forward [InCumbria]
20/05/2020HS2s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval [Rail Engineer]
24/04/2020Confident and contemporary Curzon Street HS2 station approved [Railway Gazette]
23/04/2020First HS2 station approved: Grimshaw's Curzon Street plans waved though [Architects Journal]
15/04/2020Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian]
10/03/2020HS2 work has unearthed an old Robert Stephenson-designed railway turntable [BBC News]
09/03/2020Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins [RAIL]
04/03/2020Stunning new HS2 railway station with huge platforms unveiled for Solihull [Birmingham Live]
24/02/2020HS2 train order decision delayed [RAIL]
15/02/2020HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line [BBC News]
13/02/2020Is HS2 rail link being built in wrong direction? Bill Jamieson [Scotsman]
11/02/2020HS2 go-ahead 'controversial and difficult' [BBC News]
02/02/2020Will HS2 really help cut the UK's carbon footprint? [The Guardian]
24/01/2020New fears over where HS2 is going [ITV News]
21/01/2020Grimshaw reveals revised designs for new Birmingham HS2 station [Architects Journal]
20/01/2020HS2: route, cost, speed, benefits and issues around the high-speed railway explained [iNews]
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]
30/10/2019Moving slope stopped in its tracks to protect Settle-Carlisle railway line [Network 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]
09/10/2019Borders Railway extension to Carlisle 'moving closer' [BBC News]
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]
02/09/2019Fundraising drive launched to support plans to extend Borders Railway [Scotsman]
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]
17/06/2019Electrification hope encourages Borders Railway extension ambition [BBC News]
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]
01/04/2019Borders Railway extension study supported [BBC News]
27/03/2019£56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail]
13/03/2019Borderlands secure £345m in support [BBC News]
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]
08/01/2019Lucky escape for taxi driver and passenger after turning onto railway tracks [ITV News]
03/01/2019Final Class 37 working on the Cumbrian Coast on January 11 [Railways Illustrated]
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]
05/09/2018PM says Borders Railway extension promises 'great benefits' [BBC News]
04/07/2018HS2 trains could be built in UK as Bombardier and Hitachi plan joint bid [ITV News]
29/06/201849 degrees Celsius track temperatures buckle rail at Carlisle [Network Rail]
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]
26/04/2018Borders Railway talks 'highly productive' [BBC News]
08/03/2018A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review]
05/02/2018Borders Railway campaigners maintain Carlisle extension goal [BBC News]
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]
21/09/2017Rail extension among key Scottish Borders Council goals [BBC]
09/09/2017Second anniversary of Borders Railway marked [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]
30/05/2017Borders Railway extension campaign cranked up [BBC News]
10/05/2017Hitachi unveils AT400 British Bullet Train concept [Railway Gazette]
24/04/2017Virgin and Stagecoach join with SNCF on HS2 WCP franchise bid [RTM]
09/04/2017Borders Railway extension prospects studied [BBC News]
02/04/2017Berkeley calls for review of HS2 as predicted Phase 1 costs soar to £48bn [RTM]
31/03/2017Flying Scotsman marks Carlisle-to-Settle line reopening [BBC News]
23/02/2017HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval [BBC News]
19/02/2017First scheduled steam train service used by 5,500 people [BBC News]
18/02/2017Settle to Carlisle line on track for March reopening [RTM]
14/02/2017Settle-Carlisle line: Tornado powers 12 scheduled services [BBC News]
07/02/2017Stadler delivers first class 88 locomotive to Direct Rail Services [IRJ]
04/02/2017Woman praises train guard after racist attack [BBC News]
27/01/2017Man arrested after 3am fire on Caledonian Sleeper [Scotsman]
20/01/2017Britain launches HS2 rolling stock procurement [IRJ]
14/01/2017Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C [Rail]
13/12/2016Iconic Settle-Carlisle line to reopen by 31 March following remarkable works [RTM]
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]
07/07/2016Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017 [BBC News]
28/06/2016HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office [BBC News]
17/05/2016Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017 [Rail]
16/05/2016Borders Railway extension to Carlisle a realistic prospect' [Scotsman]
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]
18/03/2016Borders Railway: Future goals for new route drawn up [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]
05/03/201626040 to move to Whitrope
04/03/2016Appleby landslip: Carlisle-to-Settle rail repair plan agreed [BBC News]
17/02/2016Appleby landslip: Part of Settle to Carlisle route 'shut for months' [BBC News]
17/02/2016G&SW route train improvements
07/02/2016Carlisle to Newcastle trains set to resume [ITV News]
27/01/2016Call for Borders Railway extension to Carlisle renewed during Lamington work [BBC News]
18/01/2016West Coast Main Line closed to Carlisle until March [BBC News]
15/01/2016Thousands of tonnes of debris blocks Newcastle to Carlisle railway [BBC News]
14/01/2016SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald]
06/01/2016Virgin to by-pass West Coast Rail Line blockage [BBC News]
04/01/2016West Coast Main Line closed between Glasgow and Carlisle until February [STV News]
16/12/2015'Encouraging signs' on Borders Railway extension to Carlisle [BBC News]
15/12/2015Trains to run between Dumfries and Carlisle from Sunday [BBC News]
08/12/2015West Coast Main Line reopens after Carlisle flood [Rail News]
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]
23/11/2015Langholm station considered in Borders Railway extension study [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]
24/09/2015HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News]
15/09/2015Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped' [BBC News]
29/08/2015Borders Railway complete [Rail Engineer]
13/08/2015Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian]
03/08/2015Carlisle Railway Station to get New Roof [News and Star]
26/07/2015Borders rail campaigner Madge Elliot takes front seat [BBC News]
04/06/2015Train is named after rail campaigner Madge Elliot [BBC News]
03/06/2015Talks to extend Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle [BBC News]
07/05/2015Borders Railway could set example [Scotsman]
25/03/2015HS2: Government has no 'convincing case' for £50bn rail line [BBC News]
19/03/2015£130m tram route decision announced [Rail News]
04/02/2015The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea [BBC]
22/12/2014Passenger hurt as train hits flood in East Ayrshire [BBC News]
13/12/2014Strike hits Settle to Carlisle rail service [BBC 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]
19/09/2014OAP's £100,000 bequest to Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway [BBC News]
21/07/2014Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News]
29/04/2014MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News]
24/04/2014Borders to Edinburgh railway: Carlisle extension would be 'wonderful' [BBC News]
11/04/2014How an iconic British railway line was saved [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]
28/02/2014It's 25 years since the Settle-Carlisle railway line was saved [Westmoreland Gazette]
26/02/2014Borders Railway: Council retains Carlisle rail goal [BBC News]
10/02/2014HS2 Toton station could see the relocation of up to 600 jobs [BBC News]
14/01/2014Storm-hit Carlisle to Barrow coastal rail line reopens [BBC News]
06/01/2014Repairs to storm-hit Cumbrian rail line 'to take a week' [BBC News]
22/12/2013Landslip blocks Cumbrian rail line at Harrington [BBC News]
13/12/2013Settle to Carlisle railway 'thriving' 30 years after closure plans [BBC News]
03/12/2013Railway changes to benefit passengers [Blackpool Gazette]
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]
01/09/2013Derbyshire volunteers hold signal box vigil to mark rail crash [BBC News]
19/08/2013Ministers Urged to Extend Borders Railway [TD1 Radio]
24/06/2013Historic locos to take passengers on Settle to Carlisle line [Bradford Telegraph & Argus]
19/04/2013HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC]
27/03/2013What was Beeching's worst railway cut? [BBC News]
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]
26/01/2013Fences to stay around Carlisle Railway Viaduct [News & Star]
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]
23/06/2012Trains disrupted by heavy flooding on West Coast main line [STV]
20/06/2012Olympic torch: Flame boards steam train for York to Carlisle leg [BBC News]
10/05/2012ScotRail to bring back Club 55 [Rail.co]
20/04/2012SNP: Transport is key issue in Borders [Scotsman]
21/01/2012Train ticket from Carlisle to London could cost more than flight to New York [News & Star]
11/01/2012ScotRail’s Club 55 returns [Rail.co]
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]
08/09/2011ScotRail brings back Club 55 [Rail.co]
06/09/2011Carlisle-based nuclear firm outlines Highland rail plan [BBC News]
10/08/2011Bid to keep Carlisle railway viaduct fences in place for three more years [News and Star]
25/07/2011Lancaster station could be hit by cuts [Lancaster Guardian]
21/05/2011The golden age of rail - long gone or on track? [Independent]
08/04/2011Carlisle Citadel station's £500,000 revamp complete [BBC]
02/03/2011New rail link plans to Blackpool and Carlisle rejected [BBC News]
27/02/2011Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK]
16/01/2011Three bridges rebuilt on the Settle - Carlisle line [News & Star]
07/11/2010National Trust anger over High Speed 2 [Telegraph]
30/04/2010Carlisle station revamp plans go before council [Network Rail]
05/02/201023 miles of track to be replaced overnight [Network Rail]
18/01/2010Ice photos show big freeze could not stop railway [Network Rail Article]
15/12/2009Rail route 'could go to Carlisle' [BBC News Article]
10/12/2009Up to speed on the Settle & Carlisle line [Network Rail Article]
09/09/2009Eyesore former cafe at Carlisle train station being demolished [News & Star article]
03/09/2009Annual rail festival comes to Carlisle [Network Rail Article]
30/06/2009Rail work leads to faster train journeys [Network Rail Article]
22/06/2009Repairs required on Kilmarnock-Carlisle route [Network Rail Article]
20/03/2009Reopening of Garsdale station [Network Rail]
05/11/2008Old Mossband viaduct bites the dust [Highways Agency]
23/06/2008Latest improvement work on Settle & Carlisle line [Network Rail Article]
24/05/2007Carlisle Cleaning & Support Services - Providing a clean & safe environment [Railway Strategies]
01/07/2006Gretna-Annan doubling: preparatory renewals work given go ahead.
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23/11/2004Travellers face rail disruption [BBC News]
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