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High Speed 2
09:16, 12 JAN 2021
Seven rail proposals to level up the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ - including Irish Sea tunnel for trains
High Speed 2
The High Speed Rail Group submitted the rail improvements to Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review
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‘Fragmented under-funding of transport must end in order to boost British connectivity’ - Transport for the North
Transport
Union Connectivity Review imput sees six key points flagged up to government
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Deal signals start of refurb work on historic Birmingham station
West Midlands
Landmark terminal in Curzon Street which dates back to 1830s will form part of new HS2 station
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East Midlands: Year in Review 2020 - November-December
East Midlands
Part Six - BusinessLive rounds off its look back at the highs and lows of 2020 in the East Midlands
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East Midlands: Year in Review 2020 - September- October
East Midlands
Our look back at the East Midlands economy in 2020
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East Midlands: Year in Review 2020 - January-February
East Midlands
Here we look back at an unprecedented year for business, starting today with January and February
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'World-class' rail station plan launched for Liverpool connecting city centre with HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
North West
Lime Street doesn't have enough capacity to cope with 'significantly larger high-speed trains'
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Rail review recommends cuts to HS2 proposals
West Midlands
National Infrastructure Commission says new high-speed line travelling north east from Birmingham should stop near Nottingham
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Scaling back HS2 and linking to East Midlands Parkway station would be injection of "common sense" says MP
High Speed 2
Comes as official report suggests turning East Midlands Parkway into end of the eastern leg of high speed line
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£60m investment in steel plant as one million tonne output targeted by Liberty
Yorkshire & Humber
Major spend in Rotherham as Liberty and Aartee combine engineering bar strengths
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Anger at suggestion HS2 east should be drastically scaled back – and end in the 'middle of nowhere'
High Speed 2
Official report suggests eastern leg terminates at the little-used East Midlands Parkway station in Nottinghamshire
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Support growing for £235 million masterplan to help the East Midlands fight back post-Covid and post-Brexit
Economy
East Midlands Development Corporation could add £4.8bn to East Midlands economy each year and create more than 84,000 jobs
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Hargreaves Services warns shareholders to expect low half-year profits
Economy
The company has won a major contract with Drax Power Station that will start next year
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Big Interview: Midlands Engine chairman Sir John Peace on Brexit, Covid-19 and fixing east-west public transport
Economy
“The rail links between Leicester and Coventry are awful.... it can take 1 hour 40 mins to get from Nottingham to Birmingham"
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Go Ahead Group looks to future despite huge fall in regional passenger numbers
Transport
Passenger journeys reached nearly 60% of pre-crisis levels before the second lockdown, but fell sharply over the last month
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HS2 reveals first images and video of Warwickshire tunnel site
West Midlands
New imagery shows vast site where tunnel will be built under Long Itchington Wood to allow high-speed rail service to pass through north Warwickshire
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Crucial milestone reached in major county road scheme
West Midlands
The work is part of the Stafford Western Access Route project which began last summer
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Look at evidence and invest in transport in Wales - Stuart Cole
Boris Johnson
There are many transport investment opportunities for the Westminster Government, building the M4 south of Newport is not one of them. Perhaps that £1.6bn could be invested in Wales’ railway network
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Firms invited to tender for first major works contract to be awarded on HS2 Phase 2a
High Speed 2
Phase 2a of the high speed rail project will link Birmingham to Crewe
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Listed medical solutions firm acquires Staffs coating business in £22 million deal
West Midlands
Bosses say the acquisition will strengthen its position in the wound care sector
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Midlands firms invited to tender for £12bn of worth HS2 contracts
High Speed 2
An event is taking place to give businesses an insight into how they can become part of HS2's supply chain
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Chancellor urged to support three rail projects to transform services in North Wales, Cheshire and Merseyside
Network Rail
Growth Track 360 Partnership are seeking £20 million in seedcorn funding in Wednesday's Spending Review
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Leaders put Northern Powerhouse Rail recommendations to government
Transport
The proposals will be sent to the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, Trasnport for the North said, with further decisions set for January
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Review of how land and property is purchased around HS2 will help to deliver 'fairer deal' for impacted communities
High Speed 2
The review includes recommendations around more flexible compensation packages and tailored support for businesses
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