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| High Speed 1 is Project of the Decade  High Speed 1 (HS1), the UK's first new high-speed railway - a 109km route from the Channel Tunnel to the restored St Pancras International in central London, has been awarded the title of 'Project of the Decade' at the London Transport Awards. Rail Link Engineering (RLE), the consortium responsible for managing delivery of HS1, collected the special award on behalf of London & Continental Railways, the company behind HS1. Rail Link Engineering (RLE) a consortium of Arup, Bechtel, Halcrow and Systra has been responsible for the design and project management of HS1. Constructed at a cost of £5.8 billion, HS1 is the first mainline railway built in Britain since the Great Central steamed into Marylebone in 1899. The line became fully operational in November 2007 when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opened St Pancras International. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |