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THE HS2 high-speed railway will be headquartered in Birmingham under a huge redevelopment unveiled by the government yesterday.
The Birmingham Curzon Urban Regeneration Company will lead the development of over 140 hectares of land around Curzon Street in the heart of the city centre.
It is set to create 14,000 jobs, 2,000 homes and will reportedly be worth up to £1.3 billion a year to the economy
Some employees will move their base from London to the new HQ but the majority will be new jobs.
TSSA rail union leader Manuel Cortes said: “This is good news for Birmingham and the West Midlands and is a clear signal that HS2 will help to regenerate the whole economy, not just south-east England as some of its critics have claimed.
“The politicians now need to stop dithering and say when it will be extended all the way to Scotland.”
