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    HS2 Euston - Development, design and construction news (not speculation, please)

    That is not surprising as most politicians have zero grasp of planning constrains, engineering constrains etc. Most of them studied humanities. If for a monument we discount political anti-rail views of Sunak and his team there are too few folks around government who have any sort of technical...
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    HS2 Euston - Development, design and construction news (not speculation, please)

    I think the initial source was the FT https://twitter.com/CarlShillitoUK/status/1788101169077760363
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    Elizabeth Line Platform Gaps - BBC News

    Depending on your age you might not have chance to "mourn", or not, the Aventras. They are still entering service in some of the fleets. They'll be in service for the next three decades or more. I'm 46 and I think in one form or another I'll be probably riding them to the end of my days.
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    HS2 Construction Updates - Birmingham Area

    There is also possibility of assembling the truss structure on top of the box girder viaduct, once that one is installed, and then simply sliding it along into final location over the railway tracks.
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    HS2 TBM Progress

    Maybe they don't have live and up to the centimeter location but I would hazard a guess that they do have daily updates on TBM progress. Seems like basic piece of data.
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    HS2 Construction Updates - Birmingham Area

    Latest from around Curzon:
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    DLR B23 Stock (CAF Inneo)

    Interesting webinar about the new DLR trains:
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    Potential up to 2,000 job losses at Alstom Derby

    I just noticed that. Hinting possible order?
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    Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Eastern?

    Moderator Note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-701-aventra-trains-for-south-western-railway.148717/ Strange post from Southeastern boss... https://twitter.com/SteveWhiteRail/status/1779045011943776324 What is he hinting?
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    HS2 Construction Updates - Copthall Tunnel

    Official HS2 video:
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    Cambridge South new station construction progress.

    About progress from official Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetworkRailAng/status/1777991648686817708
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    HS2 TBM Progress

    Update from Birmingham
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    HS2 Old Oak Common

    Excellent overview of the activities at OOC
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    Balsall Common Viaduct

    Actually taller barriers will increase visual disruption by making structure optically bulkier and heavier.
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    HS2 Euston - Development, design and construction news (not speculation, please)

    I think spoil removal from the Euston tunnels will be via traditional conveyor belts, no slurry here as they will dig largely in London clay.
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    Class 701 'Aventra' trains for South Western Railway

    Not just shame. It s a disgrace or a joke, depending how humorous one feels...
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    HS2 TBM Progress

    It looks like good coordination, crews from Chiltern TBMs can move to Northolt tunnels.
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    HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct construction updates

    Dominique is over the Grand Union Canal:
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    HS2 TBM Progress

    Official video of breakthrough:
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    DLR B23 Stock (CAF Inneo)

    Mostly about the Beckton depot expansion:

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