HS2 breaks record for Britain’s longest railway viaduct
The deck of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct in Buckinghamshire has been completed to break a 137-year old record as Britain’s longest railway viaduct.
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HS2 cuts carbon in Edgcote viaduct by 13% through redesign
HS2 has today (Thursday 14 December) released new images showing the Edgcote Viaduct, which it is building to a new, more eco-friendly, design.
Highfurlong Brook is first HS2 viaduct to finish deck beam installation
The Highfurlong Brook Viaduct in Northamptonshire has all its deck beams installed, becoming the first on the HS2 project to reach this stage.
HS2 reaches halfway point in Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining
HS2 passed another milestone, reaching the halfway stage in the mining of emergency cross-passages linking northbound and southbound Chiltern tunnels.
Construction of Britain’s longest viaduct passes halfway mark
Construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct which is set to carry HS2 across the Colne Valley viaduct near Denham in Buckinghamshire has passed the half-…
HS2 completes Colne Valley Viaduct span during three-week road closure
HS2 engineers have completed a forty-metre span that will form part of the high-speed rail project’s Colne Valley Viaduct on the outskirts of London…
Two more guest locomotives for Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival
Severn Valley Railway has added an two more guests to the line-up for its Spring Diesel Festival
Halfway point beneath the Chilterns is met seeing HS2 achieve its longest tunnels
Two giant tunnelling machines 'Florence' and 'Cecilia' have now excavated the project's longest tunnels, surpassing halfway point on their 10-mile jou…
HS2 opens huge factory to construct parts for UK’s longest railway bridge
The UK’s longest railway bridge is being built to carry HS2 2.1 miles over lakes and waterways across the Colne Valley just outside London.