HS2 Chief Pledges ‘No Let-Up’ in Building High-Speed Railway

HS2’s executive chair, Sir Jon Thompson, asserts that there will be continuous progress in the high-speed rail project next year.

Undated image of a graphic representation of the HS2 trains which would run between London and Birmingham. Hitachi Rail-Alstom/PA

There will be “no let-up” in HS2’s progress next year, according to the boss of the high-speed rail project.

HS2 Ltd executive chair Sir Jon Thompson said the transition toward railway systems—such as track and signalling—will “edge us ever closer” to completion.