In January 2012 the UK government announced that powers would be sought for a London-to-West Midlands high-speed rail line based on a refined version of a 220 km route that was consulted upon in 2011. At the same time, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, the agency responsible for implementing the project, appointed a development partner for the London-to-West Midlands phase (phase 1) to assist HS2 and to manage and supervise the HS2 consultants. Later, 16 professional service companies were appointed to undertake the design, engineering, environmental and land referencing work necessary for the hybrid bill. Together, this joint team prepared the High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill, including an environmental statement, and deposited it into parliament in November 2013, only 22 months after route announcement. This paper describes the collaborative working practices that were employed to achieve this successful outcome.

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英国HS2铁路–制定混合法案的路线：一种协作方法

2012年1月，英国政府宣布将寻求动力，以2011年进行协商的220公里路线的精修版为基础，拟定一条伦敦至西米德兰兹郡的高速铁路。 （HS2）Ltd（负责实施该项目的机构）任命了伦敦至西米德兰兹郡阶段（阶段1）的开发合作伙伴，以协助HS2并管理和监督HS2顾问。后来，任命了16家专业服务公司来承担混合法案所需的设计，工程，环境和土地参考工作。该联合小组共同制定了《高铁（伦敦–西米德兰兹）法案》，其中包括一份环境声明，并将其于2013年11月，即宣布路线发布仅22个月后存入议会。