{"id":8166,"date":"2020-09-15T16:11:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T14:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/project\/hs2-high-speed-line-united-kingdom-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:29:35","slug":"hs2-high-speed-line","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/project\/hs2-high-speed-line\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2: Engineering the future of high-speed rail in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Balfour Beatty-VINCI JV for lots N1 and N2: subcontracting design services in design joint venture with Mott MacDonald HS2 Ltd: Tier 1 JV with Balfour Beatty and VINCI (BBVS) for HS2 Old Oak Common station Construction Delivery Partner<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n
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Since 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Construction \/ Project management and provision of outline and detailed design<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Localisation<\/div>\n
United Kingdom<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Partners<\/div>\n
VINCI, Balfour Beatty, Mott MacDonald<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Perimeter<\/div>\n
Old Oak Common: Management of subcontracted construction and design elements on behalf of HS2 Ltd u003cbru003e- Main Works Civils Contracts: Outline and detailed design of civil engineering assets u003cbru003e- OCS: Outline design for catenary system<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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High Speed<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Continuing a legacy of UK high-speed rail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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After working on HS1, the first high speed line in the United Kingdom, SYSTRA is a key player in the HS2 (High Speed 2) project, as part of two joint ventures, showcasing its digital design solutions, providing robust and efficient services to drive maximum value.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HS2 project launched by the UK government will create a new high speed railway<\/a>, providing zero-carbon journeys between the UK\u2019s two largest cities, Birmingham and London, with services continuing on to Manchester, the North West and Scotland using the conventional railway network, cutting journey times. Set to transport millions of passengers, this network will reinforce railway capacity in the UK while creating significant economic benefits for regions and populations. It is one of Europe\u2019s largest infrastructure programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, SYSTRA was selected by the Balfour Beatty-VINCI joint venture (JV) for the civil engineering design of lots N1 and N2, in a 50:50 design joint venture (DJV) with Mott MacDonald (MSD). With a total length of 90km, these two lots are the biggest, most complex, and most northern of phase 1 of the project, including the spur into the centre of Birmingham and linking the new line to the existing West Coast Main Line network in Staffordshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old oak common Hub<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In 2019, as part of a Tier 1 JV with Balfour Beatty and VINCI (BBVS), SYSTRA won the contract as Construction Delivery Partner for the new station of Old Oak Common, the largest railway station to be built in London for a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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