High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England. The route will be between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a spur to Birmingham. HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway after High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel. The majority of the project is planned to be completed between 2029 and 2033.
Crewe station looking NE, showing the six converging conventional railway lines in August 2005
Work underway on clearing the site at Birmingham Curzon Street in January 2020
HS2 construction near Leamington Spa in August 2021
Proposed design of HS2 rolling stock by Hitachi and Alstom joint venture
Handsacre is a village in the English county of Staffordshire. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Armitage with Handsacre
The A513 and the Crown Public house at Handsacre
Handsacre Methodist Church
Trent and Mersey Canal at Handsacre
Grade II listed Bridge 59