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Building Britain's first main-line railway for over a century—and one carrying trains at an unprecedented 300 km/h—required a completely new set of design standards for railway systems. This paper describes the signalling, trackwork and diverse range of other mechanical and electrical systems which, together with the rolling stock, make the tunnels, earthworks and structures of the second section of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link—now renamed High Speed 1—into a transport system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ebbsfleet International station on section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail link—now known as High Speed 1—in Kent is a new, high-tech gateway station that opens up major travel opportunities for people living in a wide arc east of London. It is also the first tangible piece of infrastructure in one of the UK's most ambitious and large-scale regeneration projects, the Thames Gateway. This paper describes the design and construction of the station and associated 16 km of rail track, structures and parking for 9000 cars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St Pancras International station is the jewel in the crown of the £5.8 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link project—now known as High Speed 1. It replaces Waterloo as home for the UK Eurostar service, which now arrives in continental Europe 15 minutes quicker thanks to completion of the final second section of the project. This paper describes its design and construction, which included a painstaking refurbishment and extension of the 140 year old Barlow-designed train shed as well as creation of new state-of-the-art international station facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The success of the £5.8 billion, nine-year Channel Tunnel Rail Link—now renamed High Speed 1—in terms of cost and programme is a testament to the sophisticated control mechanisms which were put in place by the client, project manager and the contractors. These project controls continued to be improved and refined during the second section of the project and have given senior management the tools to make timely decisions on key project issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]