HS2 construction good for UK rail freight, supply and logistics industries

The UK High Speed Rail project, HS2, officially launched its ten-year construction phase last week. The recruitment drive will eventually employ over 22,000 people at over 200 sites along the line, between London and Birmingham. Widely regarded as the biggest civil engineering project in Europe, the primary question for British industry to how to answer such a large call.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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