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Parsons Brinckerhoff sweeps £8M worth of High Speed 2 systems contracts

16-May-2012
Alison Munro re-appointed as chief executive of HS2 Ltd

27-Apr-2012
HS1 renews contract with Network Rail to 2025

25-Apr-2012
High Speed 2 case further undermined

19 April 2012
Confirmed: Arup, Atkins, Motts and Capita win High Speed 2 civils contracts

5-Apr-2012
Arup, Mott MacDonald, Atkins and Capita tipped for High Speed 2 civils contracts

3-Apr-2012
High Speed 1 underwhelming passenger numbers exposed taxpayer to debt risk

28-Mar-2012
High Speed 2 awards remaining environmental contracts

27-Mar-2012
Industry figurehead Oakervee to be new High Speed 2 chairman

26-Mar-2012
More key High Speed 2 design contracts imminent

16-Mar-2012
Arup to design Euston High Speed 2 station

12-Mar-2012
High Speed 2 promoter to work on Scottish extension

4-Mar-2012
Government announces major projects skills academy to save costs

7-Feb-2012
High Speed Two seeks new chiefs

6-Feb-2012
Thirteen consultants sweep High Speed 2 framework places

30-Jan-2012
Scotland makes its case for high speed rail

27-Jan-2012
Doubts arise about ambitious Thames Hub delivery schedule

26-Jan-2012
Ministers push ahead with High Speed 2 to Birmingham

26-Jan-2012
A high speed world needs political consensus

25-Jan-2012
CH2M Hill named as High Speed 2 development partner

24-Jan-2012
Infrastructure 2012: Keeping the economy growing

13-Jan-2012
High Speed 2: The NCE guide

12-Jan-2012
High Speed 2: Project promoter starts recruitment drive for engineers

12-Jan-2012
High Speed 2: Industry reaction

11-Jan-2012
High Speed 2: Economic benefits revised down for second time in a year

11-Jan-2012
High Speed 2: Consultant 'development partner' to be announced imminently

11-Jan-2012
Government gives green light to High Speed 2

10-Jan-2012
Chilterns concerns delay High Speed 2 decision

08 December 2011
High Speed 2 decision delayed until 2012

3-Dec-2011
Big projects must win public and political backing

10 November 2011
MPs throw weight behind full £32bn plan for High Speed 2

10 November 2011
High Speed 2 reveals shortlisted project developers

3-Nov-2011
Infrastructure Show: Chief engineer says High Speed 2 is for the masses

18-Oct-2011
Infrastructure Show: High Speed 2 must not succumb to threats, says shadow minister

18-Oct-2011
High Speed 2 seeks consultants for £350M framework

14-Oct-2011
Labour continues backing for HS2

27-Sep-2011
High Speed Two needs to signal its true intentions

23-Sep-2011
HS2 passenger forecasts are 'conservative', MPs told

14-Sep-2011
Farrell unveils HS2 Old Oak Common plan

15-Aug-2011
Capita Symonds and Ineco team up for HS2 bid

11-Aug-2011
Letters: Crossrail and High Speed 2 remain clouded in confusion

11 August 2011
GLA committee calls for HS2 rethink

9-Aug-2011
ACE reiterates support for HS2

2-Aug-2011
HS2 consultation closes today

29-Jul-2011
Engineers defend HS2

28 July 2011
Hammond accused of HS2 manipulation

25-Jul-2011
HS2 economic case fundamentally flawed: report in summary

20-Jul-2011
Ealing rejects HS2 route

8-Jul-2011
Transport interchanges need immediate attention, say experts

6-Jul-2011
Almost half of the UK opposes HS2

30 June 2011
Davis Langdon to model economic case for High Speed 2

29-Jun-2011
Commons to review £32bn HS2 plans

21-Jun-2011
Midlands must upgrade transport for High Speed 2

26 May 2011
Keep an open mind as the High Speed consultation ramps up

19 May 2011
RAC calls for High Speed 2 axe

19 May 2011
Campaigners criticise HS2 consultation figures

13-May-2011
Engineers’ views on high speed policy sought

12 May 2011
High Speed Two vital for future economic growth, says project boss

12 May 2011
West Coast Main Line plugged as alternative to HS2

07 April 2011
More trains with High Speed Two, says Hammond

1-Apr-2011
High Speed Two 'could mean worse trains'

30-Mar-2011
Ex-CBI boss criticises Chiltern high speed route plans

24 March 2011
Parliament to probe High Speed Two scheme

21-Mar-2011
Ministers launch High Speed Two consultation

03 March 2011
Government begins consultation for £17bn high speed rail scheme

28-Feb-2011
Concerns emerge over High Speed Two start date

23-Feb-2011
The devil of high speed rail delivery is in the detail of the route

23-Feb-2011
HS2 will "boost rail services"

17-Feb-2011
MP attacks 'rag-tag' HS2 opponents

11-Feb-2011
Government committed to extending high speed rail

27-Jan-2011
Government drops Heathrow Hub option for spur on High Speed 2 route

21-Dec-2010
HS2 essential to west coast, influential rail strategy finds

8-Dec-2010
Council claims HS2 will take investment away from local transport

8-Dec-2010
High Speed 2 'not thought through properly'

30-Nov-2010
Spending review 2010: Roads are losers as Osborne favours rail

28 October 2010
High Speed 2 awards design and development contracts

14-Oct-2010
HS2 may not be what everyone wants – but it's what we need

7 October 2010
Hammond to announce two high-speed branch lines

4-Oct-2010
HS2: west London out

27-Jul-2010
High-speed route focused on communities, says Hammond

23-Jul-2010
Heathrow Hub fails to make a compelling case, government told.

23-Jul-2010
Rail network could replace flights

8-Jul-2010
Electrification plans may be dropped

16-Jun-2010
High speed stations could be privately financed

11-Jun-2010
High Speed 2 draws residents’ fire

29 April 2010
High Speed 2: Terminal velocity

22 April 2010
High speed rail needs wider transport plan

22 April 2010
Liberal Democrats shun nuclear in election manifesto

15-Apr-2010
Election 2010: Planes, trains and a toll for automobiles

15 April 2010
Conservatives attack Labour’s ‘limited’ high speed rail vision

18 March 2010
Euston to be Labour high speed rail hub

18 March 2010
Mixed response to high speed rail plans

11-Mar-2010
Government reveals £30bn high speed rail plans

11-Mar-2010
Adonis to announce high speed rail plans today

11-Mar-2010
Infrastructure at heart of 24 March Budget

10-Mar-2010
High speed rail: The fast track debate

4 March 2010
High speed rail would benefit taxpayer, Treasury and economy

24-Feb-2010
Tory climbdown: IPC to stay, but under new name

23-Feb-2010
RAC: High Speed Rail is just for the rich

17-Feb-2010
Conservatives vow to build Crossrail and "begin work" on high speed rail line

2-Feb-2010
Briscoe new HS2 chair - announcement 'before election'

27-Jan-2010
Conservatives slam HS2 plans

7 January 2010
Tories attack high speed rail plans

30-Dec-2009
Huge London station set to be central to High Speed 2

29-Dec-2009
High Speed enthusiasm for Kent commuters

14-Dec-2009
Adonis: high speed plans will be revealed in March

14-Dec-2009
Business leaders claim high speed rail would boost economy

30-Nov-2009
HS2 boss backs line north of Birmingham

19 November 2009
Terry Farrell: Getting to grips with high speed

19 November 2009
Government pledges Energy, Floods and High Speed action

18-Nov-2009
Adonis: No high speed for 20-30 years

16-Nov-2009
Farrell backs Euston as venue for London high speed rail hub

12 November 2009
High Speed 2: In the fast lane

05 November 2009
Heathrow third runway will go ahead, say BAA

12-Oct-2009
Norris: Adonis not to enter Tory administration

5-Oct-2009
Crossrail approaching £1bn spend

2-Oct-2009
High speed rail in the spotlight

1 October 2009
Infrastructure Bank could fund High Speed Rail

28-Sep-2009
High speed rail must benefit North and Midlands if it is to succeed

24 September 2009
Adonis rues West Coast Main Line

17 September 2009
Distances key to HS2 city choice

17 September 2009
Private funds crucial to project

17 September 2009
High Speed Rail: New £69bn network proposed

16-Sep-2009
RMT warns Network Rail against 20% maintenance cull

10-Sep-2009
Emissions questions dog high speed rail

10 September 2009
UK cities join up to launch High Speed Rail campaign

9-Sep-2009
Rival plans for High Speed Rail

3-Sep-2009
High-speed line plan signals new rail era

3 September 2009
Iain Coucher: Riding a new wave

3 September 2009
High speed rail best option for increasing UK rail capacity

26-Aug-2009
UK approaching 'transport crisis'

21-Aug-2009
High speed rail plans are ‘too slow’

18 June 2009
Government takes control of London and Continental

8-Jun-2009
Adonis issues clarion call for new high speed rail lines

22-May-2009
Arup pushes high speed rail Heathrow Hub

25-Mar-2009
High Speed 2 endorsed by government

10-Mar-2009
Tories pledge to tackle 'chronic' rail overcrowding

11-Feb-2009
Capacity before speed at High Speed 2

10-Feb-2009
McNaughton to steer High Speed 2

5-Feb-2009
Government scrapes through to win Heathrow vote

29-Jan-2009
Top Tory to outline high speed rail vision to ICE West Midlands

27-Jan-2009
Plan to build high speed line to north

22-Jan-2009
Jim's Blog - What's next for High Speed 2?

20-Jan-2009
Government approve Heathrow third Runway and High Speed 2

15-Jan-2009
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3-Nov-2008

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