A document of aspirations for improving the rail network includes the restoration of the railway line between West Green and Wakefield plus the creation of a Dearne Valley Parkway connected
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A number of councils and bodies are looking into how their local transport network can be integrated into the new HS2. Many councils are looking at adapting their local rail network to connect communities to HS2 stations at Crewe, Toton, Old Oak Common and Birmingham International.
Consultants propose HS4Air
Consultants have proposed a High Speed railway line that would connect the HS1 at Ashford with HS2 at Denham running via Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Click here for the article
Continue readingCoventry Light Rail vehicle design contract awarded
Transport Design International have been awarded the contract to design a light rail vehicle that could be used to operate a very light rail service connecting Coventry to the HS2
Continue readingEast Midlands HS2 hub should open ahead of HS2
The partial opening of the East Midlands Hub Station in Toton, several years before HS2 arrives in 2033, is part of a package of priorities the Department for Transport has
Continue readingFeasibility study into Toton HS2 link
A case study has been commissioned into a north facing junction on to HS2 so that trains can travel from Leicester to Leeds. Click here for the article
Continue readingNew routes proposed in West Midlands and Chilterns route study
New railway lines and stations have been proposed in the West Midlands and Chilterns route study. The area is set to benefit from the delivery of HS2. Building the Bordesley
Continue readingCampaigners fear tram extension could be sidelined
Campaigners fear that a tram extension north west of Nottingham could be sidelined by extensions towards Toronto, Derby and Gedling. Click here for the article
Continue readingMPs call for South Yorkshire Parkway on HS2
South Yorkshire MPs have called for a South Yorkshire Parkway to be built on HS2 after HS2 confirmed the route of the northern branches. The previous proposal to serve South
Continue readingBirmingham Airport looks at HS2 options
Birmingham Airport is considering a number of options for incorporating the new HS2 railway station when it opens. A people mover has been proposed to link the airport to the
Continue readingCampaigners call for Middlewich link
Rail campaigners have called for the railway line through Middlewich to be reopened as part of proposals to improve connectivity between the new HS2 hub at Crewe and towns south
Continue readingEast Mids Airport link proposed as part of Midlands Engine
A rail link between the HS2 station at Toton and East Midlands airport is being investigated as part of a feasibility study into a number of infrastructure proposals that could
Continue readingHS2 South Yorkshire parkway station sites revealed
Doncaster Council have revealed eight sites that could form the possible location for a parkway site in South Yorkshire on HS2. Source: BBC News
Continue readingHead of HS2 backs South Yorkshire Parkway
Sir David Higgins has backed the creation of a South Yorkshire HS2 parkway railway station between Doncaster and Rotherham. He noted that it could take pressure off thr A1 and
Continue readingCity Council investigates tram options
Nottingham City Council has confirmed that it will be looking into possible extensions of the Nottingham tram network to Derby, Long Eaton and East Midlands Airport. The tram system is
Continue readingAccelerate HS2 for Brum commonwealth games bid
Council leaders are intending to accelerate the construction of HS2 plus the Midland Metro route to Birmingham International as part of the bid for the city to host the commonwealth
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