"UK must bar settlement profiteer from work on high-speed rail line" The public company that is building a high-speed rail link across England has the right to exclude a Spanish firm that is helping Israel colonize Palestinian land in violation of international law. HS2 Ltd., which is building the high-speed line linking London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, is already seeking bids for tenders. The HS2 company is wholly funded by the British government and is under supervision of the UKâs Department of Transport. Spanish train maker CAF is among the firms hoping to provide rolling stock for HS2. It is among five firms shortlisted by HS2 as potential providers of locomotives and carriages.