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New station inspired by steel
High Speed 2 (HS2) has shortlisted three contractors that will be invited to tender for the project’s £570M Birmingham Curzon Street station. The firms …
Birmingham HS2 Curzon Street station gets planning approval
City councillors have voted unanimously in favour of plans for Birmingham’s landmark HS2 Curzon Street station. The £571M station will eventually link …
Updated designs unveiled for West Midlands HS2 stations
New designs for the two new high-speed rail stations in the West Midlands have been unveiled, with HS2 aiming to create two of the most …
Engineers streamline HS2 station roof design
Lead engineers on HS2’s Old Oak Common station, WSP, have revealed a 27% reduction in the structural steel needed for the station roof at the west London …
News in Brief: March 2019
Forming an integral part of a road realignment scheme, Nusteel Structures has fabricated and delivered a 50m-long × 3m-wide cycle and pedestrian bridge that …
High speed rail college set to arrive
In anticipation of the construction of high-speed rail infrastructure, a national college to train specialist engineers is being built. Martin Cooper reports …
Government commits to HS2
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed that the government is committed to pressing ahead with HS2 to tackle the looming capacity crisis the rail …
New chapters in steel’s success story
Recent surveys show that the construction market has paused for breath after a strong run lasting several years (see News). Brexit and the business cycle …