Topic: Willesden

Head on shot of aggregates train being loaded by mechanical shovel with Industrial buildings in the background

Rail removes one million tonnes of spoil for HS2

Rail freight partners at HS2, Britain’s high speed rail project, have lifted one million tonnes of spoil from its London rail logistics hub. That effort represents one fifth of the total tonnage anticipated throughout the...Read more

20-07-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Network Rail plan to unblock Channel Tunnel freight traffic

Network Rail is proposing to adapt the line from Folkestone to Wembley in north London, via Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, at a surprisingly low cost of ten million pounds. The goal is to enable...Read more

11-07-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

All action at HS2 Willesden West London

High Speed 2 Limited, the company delivering Britain’s HS2 project, has had a busy, freight-related time at their West London logistics hub. With the company eager to promote its environmental, capacity and freight benefits, it...Read more

21-09-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Meet the ‘beating heart’ of high-speed rail in London

The first train carrying spoil removed from HS2 construction works in London has left the new HS2 Logistics Hub in Willesden. The site of a former railway maintenance depot, is being transformed to serve construction...Read more

05-07-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton