HS2 Washwood Heath depot gains approval

Birmingham City Council has granted planning approval for construction of High Speed 2’s maintenance and control hub at Washwood Heath.

The facility will maintain, service and store HS2 trains, and the facility includes the maintenance building, Network Integrated Control Centre and staff facilities.

Around 250 staff will work in the maintenance building, which will also store materials and equipment, while more than 100 will work in the standalone control centre, which will operate and manage the HS2 network. A stabling facility will be built on the west side of the depot.