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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Last of 56 piers built on HS2’s longest viaduct</image:title>
      <image:caption>27 March 2024 Construction of all the supporting piers of HS2’s viaduct across the Colne Valley has been completed after more than two years’ work over land and water. The deck segment cast on-site for the most southerly v-shaped pier over the Harefield Lake, completes the final pier for the viaduct.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>21 March 2024 The second giant boring machine (TBM) building HS2 under the Chiltern Hills broke through at the tunnel’s northern portal, completing a journey that began in June 2021. Named Cecilia, the TBM has driven for 10 miles underground to join twin sister machine – Florence.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>29 March 2024 HS2’s viaduct across the Colne Valley has traversed the Grand Union Canal on its way to becoming Britain’s longest railway bridge. Both were built under powers granted by Act of Parliament; arrive in the Birmingham district of Digbeth; and with similar lengths – HS2, 140miles; the canal, 137 miles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>27 February 2024 HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine, named “Florence” – which launched almost 3 years ago – broke through today (Tuesday 27 February) at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the ambitious new rail project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>5 December 2023 The largest project in our Green Corridor programme will see the transformation of what is now an HS2 construction site into one of the largest areas of new chalk grassland in the Chiltern hills. Chalk grassland is a habitat of international conservation importance.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>22 November 2023 The construction of HS2’s longest tunnels - stretching for 10 miles under the Chilterns - has passed a key milestone with mining completed for 19 out of 38 emergency cross-passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>8 November 2023 Work on the deck of the Colne Valley Viaduct has passed the half way point. The viaduct near Denham (Bucks) will carry high speed trains at speeds of up to 200mph for over two miles across the Colne Valley between HS2’s London and Chiltern tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>22 August 2023 Timed for the school summer holidays to reduce disruption for the community, Moorhall Road in Harefield has reopened after HS2 engineers completed a key span that will form part of the project’s record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>12 August 2023 HS2's ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging HS2’s longest tunnels - have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters of the way through their 10 mile drive under the Chilterns.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point under the Chilterns</image:title>
      <image:caption>1 February 2023 ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two giant tunnelling machines excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10 mile journey under the Chilterns.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>23 January 2023 At the end of 2022, we carried out a Blue Light Exercise at Chalfont St Peter. The exercise, planned in conjunction with the emergency services, simulated a fire in the shaft with several persons reported missing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>16 November 2022 Behind the scenes look at a pair of Colne Valley Viaduct deck segments being installed last month, 'closing the gap' across the A412 in Denham and completing the fourth 80-metre span of the UK’s longest railway bridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>8 September 2022 Chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels being used to landscape the site which is set to become a 127 hectare wildlife haven featuring new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>22 August 2022 As the tunnelling machines under the Chilterns approach the four-mile mark, HS2 completes the first of thirty-eight underground connections between the northbound and southbound tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Excavation of the HS2 Chiltern Tunnel shafts close to completion</image:title>
      <image:caption>4 July 2022 Follow the latest update of our shafts progress. Excavation at the first four shafts is complete, with works underway to excavate the fifth shaft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1 June 2022 We've started construction on the railway’s first and longest viaduct - Colne Valley Viaduct - with the launch of an enormous 700 tonne bridge-building machine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>7 April 2022 This impressive time-lapse shows HS2's huge bridge-building machine being assembled, which will help construct the longest railway bridge in the UK – the Colne Valley Viaduct. It will move bridge and pier segments into place.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>30 March 2022   Personnel from all three emergency services, National Highways and Align JV tested both the operational and tactical response to a simulated incident at the South Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Inside HS2's longest tunnel – detailed look at progress on the first 2 miles under the Chilterns</image:title>
      <image:caption>8 March 2022 Join TBM Civil Engineering Apprentice Caitlyn on a tour through HS2's Chiltern Tunnel to see the latest progress as our two giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs), Florence and Cecilia, create the tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>9 February 2022 See how a team of engineers is creating the 1,000 enormous deck segments that will be needed for the record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct. The huge deck segments – which weigh up to 140 tonnes – are being made on site at a temporary factory built specifically for the project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>17 December 2021   The construction of the UK’s longest railway bridge took another major step forward this week with the start of work on the first of 56 giant concrete piers that will support the Colne Valley Viaduct as it crosses a series of lakes on the outskirts of London.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>28 October 2021   A new artist-designed play area, commissioned by HS2 Ltd, has been opened at Rickmansworth’s Maple Cross JMI school. The play area was created from soil excavated from the high-speed railway’s Chiltern Tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Building the UKs longest railway bridge - the Colne Valley Viaduct</image:title>
      <image:caption>6 October 2021   The Colne Valley Viaduct will be 3.4km long, making it the longest railway bridge in the country. The viaduct will rest on 56 piers that are currently being constructed. Watch and find out more about the construction technique, and how it is reducing traffic on local roads.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - First Mile of HS2 Tunnel Under the Chilterns Completed</image:title>
      <image:caption>30 Sept 2021   ‘Florence’ – the first of HS2's ten Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has completed her first mile of tunnel for the UK’s new high speed railway.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>16 August 2021   Take a tour inside a HS2 tunnel boring machine (TBM). Walk the length of this 170m long underground 'factory' and discover how it excavates the 10 mile long Chiltern tunnel high speed trains will run through. See inside the control room of TBM Cecilia and find out where the crew make their coffee!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Progression at the Chalfont St Peter Vent Shaft</image:title>
      <image:caption>22 July 2021 The Chalfont St Peter vent shaft will provide ventilation and emergency access to the Chiltern tunnels. Take a trip down the shaft to see how much it has been excavated. The ventilation shaft’s head house has been designed to look like a barn and will blend in with the local surroundings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13 May 2021 In this video, we explain what a tunnel boring machine is and where they fit in Europe's largest infrastructure project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13 May 2021 We will use Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate tunnels in dense urban areas and to reduce environmental impacts in rural areas. The first TBM, Florence, was launched in May 2021 and will dig the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels. Cecilia, the second TBM was launched shortly after at the same site.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - HS2 boosts safety and efficiency with innovative robot for Chiltern tunnelling machines</image:title>
      <image:caption>4 November 2020 HS2 has unveiled the use of an innovative onboard robot that will improve safety and efficiency on the high speed rail project’s first two giant tunnelling machines constructing the 10mile long (16km) Chiltern Tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>31 August 2023 The largest project in HS2’s 'Green Corridor: the transformation of what is now a construction site into one of the largest areas of new chalk grassland in the Chiltern Hills.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>22 August 2023 Timed for the school summer holidays to reduce disruption for the community, Moorhall Road in Harefield has reopened after HS2 engineers completed a key span that will form part of the project’s record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Tunnel progress as HS2’s ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach Little Missenden</image:title>
      <image:caption>12 August HS2's ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ – the two giant tunnelling machines digging HS2’s longest tunnels - have reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft, more than three quarters of the way through their 10 mile drive under the Chilterns.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - HS2 reveals first giant lake piers for record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct</image:title>
      <image:caption>HS2 reveals first giant lake piers for record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point under the Chilterns</image:title>
      <image:caption>1 February 2023 ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two giant tunnelling machines excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10 mile journey under the Chilterns.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>23 January 2023 At the end of 2022, we carried out a Blue Light Exercise at Chalfont St Peter. The exercise, planned in conjunction with the emergency services, simulated a fire in the shaft with several persons reported missing</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>16 November 2022 Behind the scenes look at a pair of Colne Valley Viaduct deck segments being installed last month, 'closing the gap' across the A412 in Denham and completing the fourth 80-metre span of the UK’s longest railway bridge.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - HS2 celebrates first million cubic metres of chalk laid as part of Chiltern grassland transformation</image:title>
      <image:caption>8 September 2022 Chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels being used to landscape the site which is set to become a 127 hectare wildlife haven featuring new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>22 August 2022 As the tunnelling machines under the Chilterns approach the four-mile mark, HS2 completes the first of thirty-eight underground connections between the northbound and southbound tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Excavation of the HS2 Chiltern Tunnel shafts close to completion</image:title>
      <image:caption>4 July 2022 Follow the latest update of our shafts progress. Excavation at the first four shafts is complete, with works underway to excavate the fifth shaft.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1 June 2022 We've started construction on the railway’s first and longest viaduct - Colne Valley Viaduct - with the launch of an enormous 700 tonne bridge-building machine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>7 April 2022 This impressive time-lapse shows HS2's huge bridge-building machine being assembled, which will help construct the longest railway bridge in the UK – the Colne Valley Viaduct. It will move bridge and pier segments into place.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>30 March 2022   Personnel from all three emergency services, National Highways and Align JV tested both the operational and tactical response to a simulated incident at the South Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>8 March 2022 Join TBM Civil Engineering Apprentice Caitlyn on a tour through HS2's Chiltern Tunnel to see the latest progress as our two giant tunnel boring machines (TBMs), Florence and Cecilia, create the tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>9 February 2022 See how a team of engineers is creating the 1,000 enormous deck segments that will be needed for the record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct. The huge deck segments – which weigh up to 140 tonnes – are being made on site at a temporary factory built specifically for the project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>17 December 2021   The construction of the UK’s longest railway bridge took another major step forward this week with the start of work on the first of 56 giant concrete piers that will support the Colne Valley Viaduct as it crosses a series of lakes on the outskirts of London.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>28 October 2021   A new artist-designed play area, commissioned by HS2 Ltd, has been opened at Rickmansworth’s Maple Cross JMI school. The play area was created from soil excavated from the high-speed railway’s Chiltern Tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Building the UKs longest railway bridge - the Colne Valley Viaduct</image:title>
      <image:caption>6 October 2021   The Colne Valley Viaduct will be 3.4km long, making it the longest railway bridge in the country. The viaduct will rest on 56 piers that are currently being constructed. Watch and find out more about the construction technique, and how it is reducing traffic on local roads.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>30 Sept 2021   ‘Florence’ – the first of HS2's ten Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has completed her first mile of tunnel for the UK’s new high speed railway.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>16 August 2021   Take a tour inside a HS2 tunnel boring machine (TBM). Walk the length of this 170m long underground 'factory' and discover how it excavates the 10 mile long Chiltern tunnel high speed trains will run through. See inside the control room of TBM Cecilia and find out where the crew make their coffee!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Video Gallery - Progression at the Chalfont St Peter Vent Shaft</image:title>
      <image:caption>22 July 2021 The Chalfont St Peter vent shaft will provide ventilation and emergency access to the Chiltern tunnels. Take a trip down the shaft to see how much it has been excavated. The ventilation shaft’s head house has been designed to look like a barn and will blend in with the local surroundings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13 May 2021 In this video, we explain what a tunnel boring machine is and where they fit in Europe's largest infrastructure project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>13 May 2021 We will use Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to excavate tunnels in dense urban areas and to reduce environmental impacts in rural areas. The first TBM, Florence, was launched in May 2021 and will dig the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels. Cecilia, the second TBM was launched shortly after at the same site.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>4 November 2020 HS2 has unveiled the use of an innovative onboard robot that will improve safety and efficiency on the high speed rail project’s first two giant tunnelling machines constructing the 10mile long (16km) Chiltern Tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Spring 2021, our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), Florence and Cecilia began their 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. This is the launch of TBM Florence from the South Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Spring 2021, our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), Florence and Cecilia began their 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. This is the launch of TBM Florence from the South Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Segments that line the Chiltern Tunnel were produced on site at the South Portal in temporary pre-cast factories. Each segment weighed up to 8 tones. 112,000 segments were needed to build the Chiltern Tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In February 2024, TBM Florence completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. Colleagues from Align, HS2 and our Supply Chain were there to witness the moment she broke through at the North Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Members of the Align Tunnelling team celebrating the safe arrival of our second TBM Cecilia in March 2024 having also completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The South Portal, the main site for Align JV. It is the largest construction site on HS2 phase 1.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have constructed 38 cross passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work began on the South Porous Portal in early 2023 and was completed in Spring 2025. Designed to eliminate the possibility of a ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering/exiting the Chiltern Tunnel at 200mph, two perforated concrete hoods cover the track, extending the 10-mile long tunnel into the open air.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In August 2025 we completed construction of the 10-mile Chiltern Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the HS2 route, the South Portal porous portal structures and the accompanying earthworks trace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have five Shaft sites along the Chiltern Tunnel route for ventilation and access. This is a view from the bottom of the Amersham shaft in July 2022 during construction.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A view of the Chalfont St Giles shaft headhouse in June 2025. The headhouses were designed in consultation with local communities, our priority has been to blend the buildings into their surrounding landscape, taking inspiration from the style of local barns and other agricultural buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The earthworks team started work back in 2019, to date approximately 9 million cubic metres of earth has been moved so far (August 2025).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Western Slopes project, will see 127 hectares of former agricultural land restored to biologically diverse grassland, reminiscent of the rare chalk downlands that are found in pockets across the Chiltern Hills. The newly landscaped area is being seeded with a variety of plants that thrive in chalky soils.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In May 2022, we launched ‘Dominque’ the Launching Girder which installed the 1,000 deck segments for the  2.1- mile Colne Valley Viaduct.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The mammoth temporary 100m long viaduct precast factory with a volume of 105,000 cubic metres was larger than the Royal Albert Hall. Dismantled in early 2025 to be reused on another UK major project</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Viaduct deck segments were made using a ‘match-casting’ technique – where each segment was poured against the previous one, ensuring the whole deck fitted perfectly when assembled on the piers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In early September 2024, the final deck segment of the 2.1–mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct was installed. The team gathered to celebrate this historic moment as the Colne Valley Viaduct is now the longest rail bridge in Britain breaking the record held by the 2.2km Tay Bridge linking Fife and Dundee since 1887.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Viaduct is the longest railway bridge in the UK. Recognised for its sweeping curve across land and water. It will carry trains running to and from the capital at speeds of up to 200mph/h (320km).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The bridge design, inspired by a stone skipping across the water, features elegant spans up to 80 meters long, blending beautifully into the landscape.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Colne Valley Viaduct Finishes works began in 2023 and included installation of the robust kerb with over 3,600m3 of concrete poured, the installation of 1514 parapets, the high-performance waterproofing membrane protected by a 100mm thick steel fibre reinforced slab, 41,000 troughs placed by mechanical means and lids placed by hand! As well as the 4m high noise barriers on each side of the viaduct, internal drainage system and structural health monitoring systems.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In August 2025 we completed construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct, the UK’s longest railway viaduct at 2.1 miles (3.4km) long!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Segments that will line the tunnels are produced on site at the South Portal in our pre-cast factories. Each segment weighs up to 8 tonnes. 112,000 segments are needed to build the Chiltern Tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A peek inside the Chiltern Tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels being used to landscape the site which is set to become a 127 hectare wildlife haven featuring new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Viaduct deck segments are made using a ‘match-casting’ technique - where each segment is poured against the previous one, ensuring the whole deck fits perfectly when assembled on the piers. The mammoth 100m long viaduct precast factory with a volume of 105,000 cubic metres is larger than the Royal Albert Hall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our temporary access bridge, which was completed in February 2022 to support the construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct, has already taken more than 10,000 vehicle journeys off local roads in its first year of operation. The 800m long temporary bridge, is also used to get equipment out to where the viaducts piers are being built in the lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Viaduct will be the longest railway bridge in the UK once complete. Over 500, out of a thousand deck segments, have now been installed (October 2023), with each one weighing up to 140 tonnes. To allow for the gentle curve of the viaduct as it crosses the valley, each segment is unique.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work on the Shaft Headhouses is now underway, this is Chalfont St Peter shaft Headhouse in September 2023. The headhouses were designed in consultation with local communities, our priority has been to blend the buildings into their surrounding landscape, taking inspiration from the style of local barns and other agricultural buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work began on the Porous Portal in early 2023. Designed to cut noise from trains entering and exiting the Chiltern tunnels, two perforated concrete hoods will cover the track, extending the 10 mile long tunnel into the open air. These porous portals will avoid sudden changes in air pressure – and resulting noise – caused by trains entering and exiting the tunnels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In December 2023 we had cast all 112,000 segments required to line both tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In February 2024, Florence completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills and broke through at the North Portal. She was joined by our second TBM, Cecilia who broke through in March 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We were thrilled to welcome Darielle to our team in April 2021, and we recently caught up with her to hear about her experience working with us.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We welcomed Ajay to our team as a bright-eyed graduate in 2021! And now that he had some time on our team, we were eager to hear his thoughts on what it's like working with us.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We were delighted when Fredrick joined our team in November 2021. We asked him to share his thoughts on being part of the Align team and what inspired him to begin a career in Civil Engineering.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bobbette joined us in August 2017 having previously worked on Crossrail at Ilford Yard Stabling project with parent company Volkerfitzpatrick. We asked her to share her experiences of working on the project.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Align welcomed Katy to the team in 2023. We caught up with Katy to find out about her time at Align so far.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In Spring 2021, our two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), Florence and Cecilia began their 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. This is the launch of TBM Florence from the South Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Segments that line the Chiltern Tunnel were produced on site at the South Portal in temporary pre-cast factories. Each segment weighed up to 8 tones. 112,000 segments were needed to build the Chiltern Tunnel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In February 2024, TBM Florence completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills. Colleagues from Align, HS2 and our Supply Chain were there to witness the moment she broke through at the North Portal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Members of the Align Tunnelling team celebrating the safe arrival of our second TBM Cecilia in March 2024 having also completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have constructed 38 cross passages linking the northbound and southbound tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work began on the South Porous Portal in early 2023 and was completed in Spring 2025. Designed to eliminate the possibility of a ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering/exiting the Chiltern Tunnel at 200mph, two perforated concrete hoods cover the track, extending the 10-mile long tunnel into the open air.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In August 2025 we completed construction of the 10-mile Chiltern Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the HS2 route, the South Portal porous portal structures and the accompanying earthworks trace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have five Shaft sites along the Chiltern Tunnel route for ventilation and access. This is a view from the bottom of the Amersham shaft in July 2022 during construction.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A view of the Chalfont St Giles shaft headhouse in June 2025. The headhouses were designed in consultation with local communities, our priority has been to blend the buildings into their surrounding landscape, taking inspiration from the style of local barns and other agricultural buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The earthworks team started work back in 2019, to date approximately 9 million cubic metres of earth has been moved so far (August 2025).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Western Slopes project, will see 127 hectares of former agricultural land restored to biologically diverse grassland, reminiscent of the rare chalk downlands that are found in pockets across the Chiltern Hills. The newly landscaped area is being seeded with a variety of plants that thrive in chalky soils.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In May 2022, we launched ‘Dominque’ the Launching Girder which installed the 1,000 deck segments for the  2.1- mile Colne Valley Viaduct.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The mammoth temporary 100m long viaduct precast factory with a volume of 105,000 cubic metres was larger than the Royal Albert Hall. Dismantled in early 2025 to be reused on another UK major project</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Viaduct deck segments were made using a ‘match-casting’ technique – where each segment was poured against the previous one, ensuring the whole deck fitted perfectly when assembled on the piers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In early September 2024, the final deck segment of the 2.1–mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct was installed. The team gathered to celebrate this historic moment as the Colne Valley Viaduct is now the longest rail bridge in Britain breaking the record held by the 2.2km Tay Bridge linking Fife and Dundee since 1887.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Viaduct is the longest railway bridge in the UK. Recognised for its sweeping curve across land and water. It will carry trains running to and from the capital at speeds of up to 200mph/h (320km).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The bridge design, inspired by a stone skipping across the water, features elegant spans up to 80 meters long, blending beautifully into the landscape.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Colne Valley Viaduct Finishes works began in 2023 and included installation of the robust kerb with over 3,600m3 of concrete poured, the installation of 1514 parapets, the high-performance waterproofing membrane protected by a 100mm thick steel fibre reinforced slab, 41,000 troughs placed by mechanical means and lids placed by hand! As well as the 4m high noise barriers on each side of the viaduct, internal drainage system and structural health monitoring systems.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In August 2025 we completed construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct, the UK’s longest railway viaduct at 2.1 miles (3.4km) long!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Segments that will line the tunnels are produced on site at the South Portal in our pre-cast factories. Each segment weighs up to 8 tonnes. 112,000 segments are needed to build the Chiltern Tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels being used to landscape the site which is set to become a 127 hectare wildlife haven featuring new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Viaduct deck segments are made using a ‘match-casting’ technique - where each segment is poured against the previous one, ensuring the whole deck fits perfectly when assembled on the piers. The mammoth 100m long viaduct precast factory with a volume of 105,000 cubic metres is larger than the Royal Albert Hall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our temporary access bridge, which was completed in February 2022 to support the construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct, has already taken more than 10,000 vehicle journeys off local roads in its first year of operation. The 800m long temporary bridge, is also used to get equipment out to where the viaducts piers are being built in the lake.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Colne Valley Viaduct will be the longest railway bridge in the UK once complete. Over 500, out of a thousand deck segments, have now been installed (October 2023), with each one weighing up to 140 tonnes. To allow for the gentle curve of the viaduct as it crosses the valley, each segment is unique.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work on the Shaft Headhouses is now underway, this is Chalfont St Peter shaft Headhouse in September 2023. The headhouses were designed in consultation with local communities, our priority has been to blend the buildings into their surrounding landscape, taking inspiration from the style of local barns and other agricultural buildings.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Work began on the Porous Portal in early 2023. Designed to cut noise from trains entering and exiting the Chiltern tunnels, two perforated concrete hoods will cover the track, extending the 10 mile long tunnel into the open air. These porous portals will avoid sudden changes in air pressure – and resulting noise – caused by trains entering and exiting the tunnels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In December 2023 we had cast all 112,000 segments required to line both tunnels.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In February 2024, Florence completed her 10-mile journey under the Chiltern Hills and broke through at the North Portal. She was joined by our second TBM, Cecilia who broke through in March 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Align JV won twice at the BCIA 2024 awards: the IPA’s Industry Innovation Champion Award and the Product Innovation of the Year Award for the KERN Tunnel Services Dismantling Gantry.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Align JV won the New Civil Engineer Bridges Award for Bridge Project of the year and Innovation in Carbon Reduction (together with Littlewood Group) in 2025.</image:caption>
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