HS2 Project Update, May 2024
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Published 2024-05-09
HS2 lays the foundations for a 21st and 22nd Century railway network, providing more tracks, more trains, more seats, more connections and faster journeys – to improve performance and reliability across the wider railway network.
HS2 will transform the way we move between our major cities, with zero-carbon journeys between Birmingham and London and services then continuing onwards on to Manchester, the North-West and Scotland on the existing railway network.
HS2 is at peak construction right now, employing over 28,000 people day-in-day-out – and bringing together the best of British design and British engineering.
In this update we look at progress made in 2024 with the delivery of HS2 – Britain's new high-speed railway and have an in-depth look at the three new railway stations currently under construction along the route.
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0:00 Introduction
0:09 A new railway
0:42 Peak construction
0:56 Last update
1:08 Tunnelling
1:16 Atlas Road Logistics Tunnel
1:34 Chiltern Tunnel
1:49 Launching more machines
2:27 Tunnelling completed
2:35 Viaducts and bridges
2:45 Future HS2 track
3:13 Stations
3:41 Old Oak Common
4:34 Interchange
5:27 Curzon Street
6:19 Boosting the economy
7:16 Outro
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All Comments (21)
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Connectivity and capacity are the keywords. Don't moan about being stuck on an overcrowded, late running train if you are against HS2. Yes, delivery could/should have been better. But this needs to go to Manchester, Leeds, and the Golborne Link is a must.
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It'll be fantastic to see the line and stations when complete, hoping it reaches Manchester and Leeds in my lifetime.
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I wish that they had kept going onto Manchester and Leeds , they keep going on about costs , they said this about the cost when they built the channel tunnel and look at what that has done and the money has been paid back , SO GET ON AND BUILD IT AND F--K the sceptics.
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Crossrail was a phenomenal achievement proud to say i was 1 of 15k plus who worked on it. And the press did nothing but be negative. At HS2 Denham we built the segment and viaduct factories and worked them. The press had nothing but negativity to offer. In 2 weeks i begin at HS2 Birmingham...cant wait. Makes me proud to say I'm British working on a phenomenal British Engineering Project as part of a multicultural multi national project. Its about time the Press got positive. This ongoing project with all it sets out to achieve is a statement. We should be proud and loud.
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Manchester and the North must be connected. Its the spine transport system that will open up the country for future growth.
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Bring back Manchester and Leeds with NPR.
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It would be fantastic if they decided to build a link from this new HS2 line to HS1 just north of London. It would allow for direct high speed trains not only from Birmingham to London, but also from Birmingham to Paris and other European cities. An integrated network of high speed lines would make much more sense than having two seperate lines that serve two different London termini. If the railways really want to compete with airlines, surely this would be a great investment for those living in the Midlands. Not everybody needs to travel to London!
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Excellent video Hew, pls produce more updates. We’re not all naysayers! Fantastic project, long overdue and pity the govt keeps meddling and asking for costly redesigns which have had a massive impact on cost and timings.
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Can't wait to see one of these whizz past for the first time, gonna be so cool! Amazing to see how much can be done underneath a working city as well, crazy to think how much work is going on beneath our feet.
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The HS2 was meant to even out the North and South divine but with the cancellations of the Northern parts it is Increasing it..
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Hope that no time will be wasted in building the London Overground stations at Old Oak Common. They will be so useful as interchanges for those of us living in West London. It would be nice too if the Acton-Northolt line were reinstated to bring Chiltern services into Old Oak Common. Here's hoping!!
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It's great to see the progress being made. As someone who used to travel from Manchester to London quite often, I am pleased with this new development. While some people may complain about the cost, it will pay off in the long run and benefit our country.
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looks so modernistic and what a feat of engineering
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This is fantastic! What a great summary! I'm really impressed! Not that I need to be, as Ive been videoing the Colne Valley viaduct progress for about a year now, posting 86 HS2 videos on YouTube out of my total of 444!! Interest is national and international, especially from the States and Germany! Well done to all working on the project, and I hope to continue my little whimsical and hopefully entertaining videos south of Harefield!
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A very concise and informative update... Keep up the good work!
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People keep going on about the cost…what they’re really unhappy is the price. This is INVESTMENT. There is a cost if we don’t build it. We should build high speed rail to connect the entire country.
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keep up the good work, thanks for upgrading our ageing infrastructure despite so many people against it.
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Lovely to see the work is still go on wonderful to see keep the project going ❤
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Such an incredible project, congratulations 👍
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I love watching the progress of HS2. Can't wait to travel on it. 👍😊💙🇮🇪🇬🇧
