Construction of Britain’s new high-speed railway has passed a major milestone with excavation of the 8.4-mile Northolt Tunnel under London. The fourth of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) being used to dig the twin-bore tunnel - the second-longest on the HS2 route between London and the West…
HS2
HS2 is Britain’s new high-speed railway, which will halve the journey times between Birmingham and London to just 49 minutes. Once complete, the new high speed train line will free up the existing network to meet current passenger and freight demands, taking lorries off the road network. The new HS2 train will run on zero-carbon electricity helping with the governments strategy to decarbonise the rail network.