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HS2 Euston - Development, design and construction news (not speculation, please)

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Just curious as to what luck you think was involved.
And what decisions are made on HS2 which aren’t political?
A gigantic hole and embarassement in the Prime Ministers constituency being one after much upset at local homes and businesses being demolished. There was every risk it woudnt go to Euston rendering all the upset and pain for nothing.

I truly hope im wrong and accept the challenging comments but Britain has a habit of building white elephants.
 
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quantinghome

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A gigantic hole and embarassement in the Prime Ministers constituency being one after much upset at local homes and businesses being demolished. There was every risk it woudnt go to Euston rendering all the upset and pain for nothing.

I truly hope im wrong and accept the challenging comments but Britain has a habit of building white elephants.
Only an embarrassment to those who made and then unmade decisions about Euston over the last 15 years.

I'm sure there's the odd transport scheme here or there that turned out to be a white elephant, but as your examples show these are usually pretty small scale. I cannot imagine that expanding one of the most congested London railway terminal stations would join that list.
 

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We'll have to see what the HS2 reset says. But I note that the current fastest XC service already gets you from the outskirts of Birmingham to Sheffield in a little over 50 minutes, so even the bare minimum of feeding HS2 services into the current XC route would yield some substantial benefit.
I'd suggest the NPR announcement for upgrade and electrification of Sheffield to Leeds is a big clue to the longer term intentions here.
 
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Dft has issued a tender prior information notice regarding a PPP private public partnership to build and maintain Euston station

1 buyer​

Description​

High Speed Two (HS2) is Britain’s new high-speed railway linking Birmingham and London. A new high-speed station at Euston (the HS2 Euston Station) will serve as the London terminus for HS2, providing improved high-speed rail connectivity into central London. As referenced in the Government’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, the Department for Transport (DfT) is exploring a public-private partnership model to deliver the HS2 Euston Station with private finance.
The Government has made a significant public commitment to fund the HS2 line into Euston Station and believes that the additional investment required to build the new HS2 Euston Station itself is an exciting opportunity for private sector partners.
Under the proposed public-private partnership, it is intended that a private sector partner would be appointed under a design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) model, with responsibilities including detailed design and construction of the HS2 Euston Station infrastructure, followed by on-going maintenance over a long-term contracted period.
The HS2 Euston Station forms a key part of a broader Euston programme, which also includes the redevelopment of the conventional mainline station, significant upgrades to the London Underground interchange, improvements to local bus and taxi infrastructure and facilities, and development around the stations (which sit at the heart of Camden Council’s and the Greater London Authority’s wider plans for development in the area).
DfT is currently in the process of establishing the Euston Delivery Company (the EDC), to be the campus-wide directing mind for the programme. It is intended that the EDC will lead delivery of a renewed Euston as a fully integrated transport gateway serving the nation and its capital, and support the delivery of a development masterplan (by DfT’s master development partner Lendlease).
In parallel to (and separate from) this market engagement regarding the DBFM, the EDC plans to appoint an engineering and design partner (the E&DP), to act as lead designer and design integrator across the Euston campus programme. It is anticipated that the E&DP’s scope will include enduring design guardianship, as well as developing the RIBA Stage 3 (or equivalent) design for the HS2 Euston Station, before the private sector partner under the DBFM undertakes detailed design.

CPV Codes​

  • 45234100 - Railway construction works
  • 45213320 - Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport
  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • 71323000 - Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 34940000 - Railway equipment
  • 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
  • 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

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mr_jrt

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Eeep. Because those sorts of contracts famously have such a great track record...one does have to wonder what the attraction to them actually is, given how cheaply governments can borrow money.
 

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Eeep. Because those sorts of contracts famously have such a great track record...one does have to wonder what the attraction to them actually is, given how cheaply governments can borrow money.
£100 to change a lightbulb. You need two? That will be £500, plus VAT.
 

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HS2 has announced that the Euston scissor box tower crane will be erected 23 March (was originally due to have been done Jan, but weather was bad).

Second tower crane in Spring, which implies construction work is happening

We previously informed you that we need to install a tower crane in January 2026 to facilitate works restarting in the Euston Scissor Box. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions and supplier availability, this has now been rescheduled to 23 March 2026 along with the installation of our second tower crane which was scheduled for spring 2026.

The tower cranes will be delivered in parts via our main site entrance on Hampstead Road and built onsite using a large mobile crane. For safety reasons, these parts need to be transported during early morning to avoid peak traffic hours. The construction of the tower cranes will take place during core working hours. We expect the installation of both tower cranes to take around five days, however we may need to work the following week as contingency.

 

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HS2 has given notice of gas connections in the Coberg Street, Drummond Street, Euston Street, Melton Street area.

The accompanying map now shows 11 tracks at Euston, 7 tracks have buffers in a line, and next 4 tracks (nearest to current platforms) are longer, extending into the concourse line. No idea why they are not all in one line with a straight concourse, rather than the kink.
From 23 March 2026 for approximately two weeks, we continue the gas connection works behind our hoardings. Whilst these works are taking place, there may be intermittent noticeable smells of gas. Please be assured there is no cause for concern, we are working in coordination with Cadent Gas to ensure safety. Pedestrian access to properties and Euston Station will be maintained throughout.

 
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hwl

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A few shots while approaching Euston:


20260614_191700 by Geogregor*, on Flickr
There has been very little YouTube drone (or other) footage of Euston recently (this year) but the last photo of the area between the two road bridges shows where lots of the material being taken away in the spoil trains is coming from. And also how much more there is to remove as HS2 tracks will be >6m below the current track level here.
 

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