Subject
HS2
London Travel News has published 6 stories involving HS2, from August 2026 to September 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
Tube & Rail · LondonFirst of ten new Elizabeth line trains enters service
The first of ten new Class 345 Aventra trains has started carrying passengers on the Elizabeth line. Built in Derby with government funding, these trains underwent extensive testing before their introduction.
London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 35- Tube & Rail · London
First new Elizabeth line train enters service
The first of ten new trains for London's Elizabeth line has entered passenger service. The additional rolling stock was ordered to manage rising passenger numbers and support the existing fleet, with service frequency increases anticipated by the end of 2027.
London3 min readTrust 30 · Craft 65 · Hype 20 
Projects · West LondonOld Oak Common station completes HS2 platforms as surface work lags
Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA has completed the six underground HS2 platforms at Old Oak Common station in West London. The surface station, intended for GWR and Elizabeth line services, currently has six of eight platforms built, with the remaining two dependent on a future mainline railway closure.
West London5 min readTrust 50 · Craft 85 · Hype 30
Projects · West LondonOld Oak Common HS2 platforms finished but conventional rail delayed to 2029
HS2 has completed six 450-metre high-speed platforms at Old Oak Common station, but conventional rail services will not arrive until 2029 due to a 12-day blockade to Paddington. Two tunnel boring machines are already heading towards Euston, with breakthrough expected in 2027.
West London5 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15
Projects · North LondonHS2 plaque marks Brunel legacy 40 metres beneath Kensal Green
A plaque has been installed inside HS2’s Euston Tunnel, 40 metres below London, commemorating the Brunel family’s engineering legacy. The site lies beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, where the inventors of the tunnelling shield are buried. The tunnel is due to complete next year.
North London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 72 · Hype 30
Airports · HeathrowHeathrow expansion consultation opens as skills pipeline for Barnet workers at risk
The government has launched a consultation on the Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, which campaigners say is vital to retain engineering and construction skills in Barnet. Without new projects, thousands of apprentices and graduates trained on HS2 could leave the sector, risking future infrastructure delivery.
Heathrow5 min readTrust 42 · Craft 69 · Hype 15