HS2: work begins on UK's longest railway bridge
A major milestone in the delivery of the HS2 Ltd project was achieved as work began on the UK’s largest railway viaduct, using a 700-tonne bridge-building
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A major milestone in the delivery of the HS2 Ltd project was achieved as work began on the UK’s largest railway viaduct, using a 700-tonne bridge-building
A 700-tonne bridge-building machine today [May 31] set to work on building the railway’s first and longest viaduct as part of the HS2 high-speed rail project.
At 3.4km, the Colne Valley Viaduct will be the longest railway bridge in the UK. It will cross a series of lakes and waterways between Hillingdon and the
Once completed in 2024, the Colne Valley viaduct will weave across two miles of lakes and waterways between the London borough of Hillingdon and over parts of the M25.
The two giant 2,000-tonne HS2 machines currently digging underneath the Chilterns have completed the first stage of the 10-mile twin tunnels.