HS2 has signed up to the Rail Supply Group’s (RSG) Work Pipeline Visibility Charter and has begun to share the technical specifications of all its rail systems packages publicly.

HS2 train

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This follows on from research commissioned by the RSG, which found that improving work pipeline visibility was the number one priority for UK rail businesses.

This move by HS2 means that prospective tier two and three suppliers will now be able to access the same level of technical information as tier one businesses bidding for HS2’s key railway systems contracts.

Work will cover track, overhead catenary, mechanical and electrical, telecoms, and power and signalling works, and are valued at more than three billion GBP (3.58bn euros | 4.03bn USD).

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