Rail freight contributes to raising Birmingham’s first HS2 viaduct pier
![V shaped bridge pier on site in Curzon Street railway yard in Birmingham](https://www.railfreight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/V-form-viaduct-pier-in-Birmingham-HS2.jpeg)
Britain’s high-speed rail project, HS2, is taking shape in Birmingham. The first bridge pier on the 300 metres long Curzon Viaduct has been topped out and revealed to the city. The project managers have hailed the structure as an environmental triumph. Although freight trains will never likely use the bridge, HS2 is relying heavily on rail freight for the construction phase.
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