HS2 has reached another significant construction milestone with the installation of the first high-speed rail platform at Old Oak Common station in West London. This marks the first platform completed anywhere on Britain’s new high-speed railway and provides a visible glimpse of what future passengers can expect. The new platforms Read more…
High Speed Rail Group members were given the chance to ‘see and feel’ the live works being undertaken at Old Oak Common on the HS2 programme with a visit hosted by SYSTRA colleagues from the Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA joint venture (BBVS JV). Being able to see first-hand a live Read more…
The foundations have been completed at the HS2 Old Oak Common high speed station in West London. The 850-metre-long underground station base, which will house six platforms for high-speed trains, has been constructed using 76,000 cubic metres of concrete and 17,000 tonnes of reinforced steel. The base slab covers 45,000 Read more…
In June 2021 permanent work began on HS2’s super hub station, Old Oak Common, in West London. Since then, significant progress has been made, with a total workforce of 1,900 people now supporting the delivery of the HS2 ‘super-hub’ station, with the site itself welcoming around 1,000 workers each day. Read more…