HS2 is Britain’s new zero carbon, high-speed railway, and the country’s flagship transport levelling up project. It is the biggest rail investment ever made in the North of England and is Europe’s largest infrastructure project. Major civil engineering works are now underway with £23 billion contracted into the supply chain and around 350 active sites between the West Midlands and London, supporting over 28,500 jobs, delivering benefits before a single train has started running.

The new high-speed line will run between the North West and the South East, stopping at Manchester, Birmingham and London with trains continuing on the existing network to Scotland and elsewhere. In total, over 250 miles of new high-speed line is planned across the country. The first HS2 services will run between Birmingham Curzon Street and Old Oak Common in London between 2029 and 2033, and expand as new sections of the network are built.