High Speed Rail

Hitachi and rail industry agree service recovery plan

Hitachi Rail and rail industry agree service recovery plan to get trains back on track.

1 year 10 months ago
High-speed trains cancelled after cracks found in carriages

Hitachi ordered to set out safety inspection plan and longer-term repair strategy for Class 800 fleet.

1 year 10 months ago
HSRG calls for renewed focus on Anglo-Scottish high speed rail

Industry group asks UK government to commit funding to explore how best to connect Scotland to HS2.

2 years 5 months ago
Industry calls for UK government to decarbonise rail by 2040

HSRG calls for UK government to decarbonise rail by 2040 to secure net-zero.

2 years 7 months ago
High Speed Rail Group calls for HS2 to be linked to Scotland

Rail lobby group calls for HS2 to be linked to Scotland to boost connectivity and rebalance the economy.

2 years 9 months ago
AECOM wins framework contract to work on world’s longest railway tunnel

AECOM to provide technical assistance during design and construction of the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail line.

3 years 3 months ago
High-speed rail - a powerful economic tool

Despite current uncertainties, high-speed rail offers UK plc a real shot in the arm if approached strategically.

3 years 6 months ago
Firm behind an "M25 for high-speed trains" blasts DfT for "premature" rejection

The boss of a firm behind a £10bn rail scheme connecting Gatwick and Heathrow says the DfT is "looking through the telescope from the wrong end”.

4 years 3 months ago
First Hitachi bullet train arrives on UK shores ahead of summer testing

The first of 19 bullet trains has arrived in Southampton as part of a fleet which will provide extra seating and reduce harmful emissions by up to 90%.

4 years 9 months ago
Transport group calls for all of UK to have high-speed rail by 2050

Greengauge 21 believes high-speed rail should connect all of the UK by 2050 and warned against the perils of an over-reliance on HS2.

4 years 9 months ago