The trains, which will form the first British passenger service to exceed 200mph, have been designed to keep external noise to a minimum.
With HS2's future being decided next month, GB Railfreight's MD, John Smith, has urged the Government and rail industry to focus on the benefits and deliver the project.
One of the construction sites being used to build HS2 has become its first site that is completely diesel-free.
LOCAL climate activists will stage protests in the centre of Bradford on Avon and Bath tomorrow as part of a nationwide demonstration of solidarity…
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Explore Macclesfield in Cheshire with pictures, local history and photography, nearby attractions and Macclesfield map as well as high resolution stock photos of Macclesfield to buy for prints from PicturesOfEngland.com
Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes in Yorkshire and Lancashire as the Met Office issues two red weather warnings for the severe floods that have struck northern England. Towns across the region have been flooded following torrential rains, and severe flood warnings have been issued even in the city of Leeds. [...]
The story of historic St Mary the Virgin and All Saints church, Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, with historian David Ross. Photos of the church, history, and other nearby historic places to see.
Progress at HS2's site in Acton has taken a major step forward with the completion of the base slab for the ancillary shaft in Victoria Road.
This website shows what's still left to see 70 years on including some of the V weapons that would have been used to pound the assault areas of Southern England building up for D-Day.
- Airfield Battle Headquarters: DoB ID: S0007964 A general view of the Battle HQ showing the twin observation cupolas above the covering earth mound of the bunker. [[4704891]]
the scheme aims to unlock congestion and transform journeys for millions of people using the A303 between the south-east and south-west.
Medieval villages with the prettiest half-timbered buildings Quiet roads, passing hopyards, orchards & farmland Situated in the north of the county Great to walk, bike or drive Visit in spring for the apple blossom, in autumn for the harvest Take
The Old Blue Boar Inn in Winchester is probably the oldest house in Winchester. It is a traditional hall house with projecting gallery dating from the C14th
Wendover is a small market town at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, five miles south-east of Aylesbury, on the A413 main road.
Stuart Spray reports on the importance of a High Court judgment on HS2’s actions in an ancient woodland
Dear High Speed Two (HS2) Limited, Good afternoon, In a tweet dated 20 JUN 2020 at 1500, HS2 claimed that you will cut the amount of domestic air travel in the UK. Can you please provide the documentation behind this claim and highlight which airports will see a reduction. Yours faithfully, J Peters
The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust is the charity that restored the canal running from Bristol to Reading into the thriving waterway that can be enjoyed today. Now we work to promote the Kennet and Avon Canal to the benefit of all its users, the communities through which it passes, and its heritage. Here’s more […]
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