HS2 awards £3bn of track contracts

HS2 has confirmed the teams that will deliver contracts worth £3bn for track, signalling, communications, and other systems.
The ‘rail systems’ contracts will see almost 140 miles of tunnels, bridges and earthworks between London and the West Midlands transformed into an operational railway.
The winners will first design and then install around 280 miles of track capable of speeds of up to 225mph (360km/h) as well as power supplies and signalling equipment required for the safe