Rail has long been at the heart of UK transport infrastructure and by the time the first HS2 service comes into operation it will have been over 200 years since the first public railway opened in Britain. High Speed Rail however offers the opportunity to completely rethink station design in Read more…
Railway Industry Association (RIA) members Fugro are an international site characterisation specialist – one of nine contractors selected for the Phase One ground investigation framework. Site investigations (SI) for HS2 phase one are being undertaken to demanding standards. They are providing vital ground engineering and design data for the construction Read more…
Jacobs graduate geotechnical engineer, Laura King, shares her insight of working on the multi-billion dollar California High-Speed Rail project, and what she’s looking forward to bringing to her next role on High Speed 2. The $64 billion California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) project* will provide a 220 mph train service over Read more…
The enabling works of a project are often the most critical, but are also often overlooked. Not only do they prepare sites for major infrastructure development, importantly, they set the tone to the local community of the future work to come. However, they often occur with new teams coming together, Read more…
In April 2016, Atkins, as part of a joint venture with CH2M and SENER, was appointed as the Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) for Phase One of HS2. The EDP is currently working with HS2 and the recently appointed main works civils contractors during their mobilisation and integration. The EDP is Read more…
The introduction of high speed rail in the UK offers a huge opportunity to innovate across a wide variety of capabilities, from cutting edge technology and design, to the development of improved partnerships and new ways of working. In Hitachi’s case this means designing a train that will set new Read more…
Our members Alstom specialise in innovative high speed rolling stock, including flagship new projects such as the Avelia Liberty for Amtrak, the world’s first tilting very high speed train. But innovation doesn’t stop with the design of the trains. High speed trains require careful maintenance, and here in the UK, Read more…
Colas Rail is a world leader in the construction of high speed lines. We built our first High Speed line over 35 years ago and since then have constructed over 3000km of line across Europe, Asia and most recently Africa. This includes installing track & catenary on the sections of Read more…
The Government has launched the Year of Engineering campaign which will take place throughout 2018. This joint initiative between Government and industry aims to help young people gain experience in engineering, tackle the skills gap in the industry as well as increasing diversity in engineering. High Speed Rail Industry Leaders will Read more…
Following the announcement of the award of £6.6bn of civil engineering contracts to build the first phase of HS2 from London to Birmingham, Jim Steer, Director of High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) commented: “The award of these contracts is a huge step forward for HS2 and represents a £6.6bn Read more…