HS2 Progress 🚄 | Major milestones across key 8-mile stretch of Britain's new high speed railway 🏗️
In this video, we take an in-depth look at the works taking place across an eight-mile section of the HS2 route in West Northamptonshire, stretching from Greatworth through to Chipping Warden.
We’ll explore some of the key structures being delivered here that will carry high-speed trains safely through the region - including tunnels, viaducts, bridges, cuttings, and embankments.
This is a crucial section of the HS2 network, located almost halfway between the railway’s two infrastructure maintenance depots - Calvert (Buckinghamshire) and Washwood Heath (Birmingham) - and will play a vital role during trial operations of the new railway.
In this update, we focus on:
✅ The two longest green tunnels on the route – Greatworth Green Tunnel and Chipping Warden Green Tunnel.
✅ Three major viaducts – Lower Thorpe, Edgcote, and High Furlong Brook.
✅ Extensive earthworks linking the structures to create a smooth, efficient, and reliable high-speed journey.
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0:00 Introduction
0:35 A crucial 8-mile section of the route
1:25 Greatworth Green Tunnel – innovative ‘cut and cover’ construction
2:43 Lower Thorpe Viaduct – precision engineering over the countryside
3:39 Edgcote Viaduct – A landmark structure on the HS2 route
5:16 Chipping Warden Green Tunnel – ‘cut and cover’ in action
8:55 High Furlong Brook Viaduct – connecting key sections
9:40 Earthworks – building the foundations of HS2
10:45 Safety and Productivity – delivering HS2 efficiently in 2025
13:34 Outro – What’s next for HS2 in West Northamptonshire
0:00 Introduction – HS2 construction update in West Northamptonshire
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