High Speed Rail Group
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We are an industry body dedicated to advancing the UK’s rail infrastructure, with a particular focus on high-speed rail and better-connected, new rail systems.
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Last week, High Speed Rail Group held constructive discussions with colleagues at HM Treasury, following our recent submissions to both the Comprehensive Spending Review and the 10-Year Infrastructure Plan consultations.
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Productivity is the top reason for business travellers to choose rail, survey finds.
Productivity trumps sustainability for business travellers
EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned…
www.railwaygazette.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Productivity is the top reason for business travellers to choose rail, survey finds.
HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years.
‘It’s working’: HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years | New Civil Engineer
The programme to build the UK’s new high-speed rail line has repeatedly seen timescales slip and budgets blown in recent years, leading to the appointment
www.newcivilengineer.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
HS2 reset sees productivity uptick and targets civils completion in 4 years.
Portugal high-speed rail projects gets green light.
Portugal high-speed rail projects gets green light
The nation received the all clear for funding from the European Investment Bank.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Portugal high-speed rail projects gets green light.
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers
Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.
Global high-speed rail network to grow nearly 5% annually, says new report.
Global high-speed rail network to grow nearly 5% annually, says new report – and it’s not just China
SCI Verkehr’s latest study reveals a rapidly expanding international high-speed rail market, led increasingly by emerging economies like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the perhaps pre-emptively, the US.…
www.railtech.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Global high-speed rail network to grow nearly 5% annually, says new report.
The clock is ticking on the West Coast Main Line’s looming capacity crisis.
www.rail-leaders.com/publications...
www.rail-leaders.com/publications...
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The clock is ticking on the West Coast Main Line’s looming capacity crisis.
www.rail-leaders.com/publications...
www.rail-leaders.com/publications...
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers.
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers - Rail UK
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers - Rail Projects
railuk.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
HS2 invests in young people’s future careers.
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers
Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers.
Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains.
WATCH: Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains
Concept designs for the new Class 895 trains being built for HS2 were on display at last weekend's The Greatest Gathering event at Alstom's works.
www.railadvent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains.
New Yougov polling finds strong public support for the building of new high-speed rail lines between cities in the north.
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
New Yougov polling finds strong public support for the building of new high-speed rail lines between cities in the north.
HS2 is still a winner for freight.
HS2 is still a winner for freight
Despite all that press coverage, Britain’s high speed rail project is still very much alive. It has been radically scaled down from a grand plan…
www.railfreight.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
HS2 is still a winner for freight.
What do apprentices consider the pros and cons of their route into the rail industry?
What do apprentices consider pros and cons of their route into the industry?
While the “traditional” route to being an engineer is going to university and gaining qualifications, another pathway into the industry is to train while
www.newcivilengineer.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What do apprentices consider the pros and cons of their route into the rail industry?
'Coolest place to live' in the West Midlands set for transformation under new HS2 plans.
'Coolest place to live' in the West Midlands set for transformation under new HS2 plans
Known as Birmingham’s blossoming creative quarter, quirky and distinctive Digbeth has been described as one of the city’s coolest places to live.
www.expressandstar.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
'Coolest place to live' in the West Midlands set for transformation under new HS2 plans.
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition.
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition | Sur in English
The national market and competition regulator (CNMC) reveals that the arrival of Iryo and Ouigo drove passenger numbers to record highs, while rail outstrips air travel o
www.surinenglish.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
High-speed rail passengers in Spain shoot up 77% and prices drop 40% thanks to competition.
How UK rail can push for net zero.
The Rail Revolution: How UK rail can push for net zero - The Engineer
Working procedures to increase the current railway system’s efficiency must be undertaken to drive wholesale changes.
www.theengineer.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How UK rail can push for net zero.
HS2 completes landmark river realignment to boost biodiversity.
HS2 completes landmark river realignment to boost biodiversity | Rail Technology Magazine
HS2 has completed a major environmental milestone in Warwickshire with the 749-metre reali
www.railtechnologymagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
HS2 completes landmark river realignment to boost biodiversity.
Portugal high-speed rail project gets green light.
Portugal high-speed rail projects gets green light
The nation received the all clear for funding from the European Investment Bank.
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Portugal high-speed rail project gets green light.
4,500 jobseekers have been helped into work by HS2.
HS2 milestone: 4,500 jobseekers helped into work - Rail UK
HS2 milestone: 4,500 jobseekers helped into work - HS2
railuk.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
4,500 jobseekers have been helped into work by HS2.
Innovation accelerator to support HS2 project reset.
Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government's 'reset' of the HS2…
www.railwaygazette.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Innovation accelerator to support HS2 project reset.
Great report from the Campaign for Better Transport on the economic and wider social value of the railways.
Making the connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity
Campaign for Better Transport's report, Making the connection: Rail and the sustainable growth opportunity, highlights the economic and wider social value of the railways.
bettertransport.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Great report from the Campaign for Better Transport on the economic and wider social value of the railways.
HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes.
HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes
Exclusive: Link from Old Oak Common in west London will be faster than the Stansted Express
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
HS2 will mean trains from London to Birmingham Airport in 32 minutes.
When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail.
When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail
When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail
www.ecf.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
When slow meets fast: Integrating cycling into high-speed rail.
Prague and Copenhagen are set to be connected by a new high-speed rail route via Berlin.
A new high-speed train is set to link three of Europe's coolest capital cities
Journeys will start in May 2026.
metro.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Prague and Copenhagen are set to be connected by a new high-speed rail route via Berlin.
Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains.
WATCH: Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains
Concept designs for the new Class 895 trains being built for HS2 were on display at last weekend's The Greatest Gathering event at Alstom's works.
www.railadvent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains.
HS2’s Old Oak Common station could boost the local economy by £10 billion over a decade.
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
HS2’s Old Oak Common station could boost the local economy by £10 billion over a decade.