portrait of HS2 CEO Mark Thurston in front of a TBM

HS2 freight tracks laid in west London

Image: HS2 media centre

Work has begun to lay freight tracks at West Ruislip, in the northwest of London, as HS2 moves into the peak of construction. The sidings are supporting the construction of the high-speed railway between London and Birmingham. The facility is anticipated to shortly start receiving trains with prefabricated tunnel segments, intended to line the West Ruislip to Willesden bores.

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portrait of HS2 CEO Mark Thurston in front of a TBM

HS2 freight tracks laid in west London

Image: HS2 media centre

Work has begun to lay freight tracks at West Ruislip, in the northwest of London, as HS2 moves into the peak of construction. The sidings are supporting the construction of the high-speed railway between London and Birmingham. The facility is anticipated to shortly start receiving trains with prefabricated tunnel segments, intended to line the West Ruislip to Willesden bores.

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