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HS2 Ltd
@HS2ltd
HS2 will provide more track, more trains, more seats and faster journeys to improve performance and reliability across Britain’s rail network.
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hs2.org.uk
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Feb 7, 2021
    The Green Party’s opposition to HS2 is opposition to low carbon rail and new public transport. The full HS2 network will remove 4.8m car journeys and 1.2m domestic flights by 2050. Here is our response to Siân Berry’s appearance on Andrew Marr today:
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    HS2 Ltd
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    May 7, 2025
    A new £1bn tram line is set to reshape #Birmingham, starting from our new Curzon Street station. It’ll travel through Digbeth, pass the upcoming Digbeth Loc studios, and head to the new £2.9 billion @BCFC and sports quarter in Bordesley Green. The @midlandtram east side tram
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    Birmingham Live
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    May 3, 2025
    £1bn tram plan connecting Birmingham city centre to Blues and airport - all we know so far birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Sep 23, 2023
    HS2 puts direct intercity services onto dedicated high speed lines, freeing up space for commuter train services to run on the country’s most heavily congested rail routes. Find out more: hs2.org.uk/why/
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Feb 5, 2021
    Challenge the lie that HS2 will destroy 108 woodlands. To support 500,000 UK jobs and deliver a low carbon, high capacity, better connected transformation of our railways, there are some upfront limited impacts. But let’s look at how limited they are: 1/14
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Mar 10, 2020
    We have unearthed what is thought to be the world’s oldest #railway roundhouse at #Birmingham Curzon Street station. Designed by 19th century engineer Robert Stephenson, it was first operational in 1837, predating the current titleholder of ‘world’s oldest’ by almost 2 years.
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Sep 10, 2025
    New images reveal the #ColneValleyViaduct after the completion of civil engineering works. At 2.1 miles long, the viaduct is now Britain's longest rail bridge and will carry the high-speed line over roads, lakes, and the #GrandUnionCanal. An incredible feat of engineering👇📸
    Colne Valley Viaduct
    Colne Valley Viaduct
    Colne Valley Viaduct
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Sep 17, 2024
    Revealed👀! Enhanced designs for #Birmingham Curzon Street Station. Improved features include additional cycle parking, better accessibility, rain gardens with seating, and a more passenger-friendly internal layout. Learn more: gloo.to/FvrE
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Apr 15, 2020
    .@transportgovuk has approved HS2 to issue Notice to Proceed (NtP) to our main civils contractors. It's a major boost to the construction sector, securing and creating thousands of jobs, particularly for small & medium sizes businesses across the UK gapi.io/6QhE 1/4
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Sep 5, 2024
    The 2.1-mile-long deck of the Colne Valley Viaduct is complete, marking another major milestone for the project😮! Building work on the viaduct’s deck began in May 2022. Over the following 28 months a dedicated team of highly skilled engineers used a massive launching girder to
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Jul 31, 2020
    There is a huge amount of false and misleading information about #HS2 on social media. Below is a myth buster thread which corrects some of the most repeated misconceptions about the project…
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Feb 11, 2025
    Britain’s longest railway bridge is edging closer to structural completion 🙌 Our teams have hit three milestones in constructing Britain’s longest railway bridge so far, in 2025. Find out more 🧵👇.
    Colne Valley Viaduct
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Nov 22, 2024
    Our record-breaking 3.4km long viaduct across the Colne Valley won in the engineering category of the Fine Art Commission Trust’s third annual Building Beauty award 🏆🎉. Judges described it as an engineering and design “tour de force that despite its scale… treads lightly,
    HS2 Colne Valley viaduct scoops prestigious design award
    HS2 Colne Valley viaduct scoops prestigious design award
    HS2 Colne Valley viaduct scoops prestigious design award
    HS2 Colne Valley viaduct scoops prestigious design award
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    HS2 Ltd
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    May 28, 2025
    New plans for Digbeth have been unveiled by @BhamCityCouncil with Curzon Street Station at the centre of the regeneration 🏙️ Plans include new housing and leisure developments, an extended tramline and a new Sports Quarter by @BCFC owners. Read more 👇
    Incredible vision of 'Birmingham transformed' by 2045 revealed
    From birminghammail.co.uk
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    HS2 Ltd
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    Nov 23, 2024
    Modern railways like HS2 are designed to withstand extreme cold. Moveable sections of the line that allow trains to switch tracks can freeze in cold weather ❄️🚄. All HS2 points will be fitted with a heating system that is automatically activated when temperatures drop below a
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