HS2 relaunches cancelled £300m rail systems contract

By Jordan Marshall2020-07-02T10:29:00

Overhead catenary system job was originally pulled last August

HS2 has began the search for specialist contractors to build the overhead catenary system between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

Contracts to build the entire overhead catenary system (OCS) for phases 1 and 2a, and the entire track for the phases 1 and 2b, in total worth £1.5bn, were pulled last August after contractors told HS2 to be more realistic with the amount of risk they could be expected to shoulder.

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