RAILSCOT | Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology]

Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology]

Date: 30/07/2019

The current proposal for HS2 sees it fork into a Y shape at Birmingham, with one strand running to Manchester and the other to Leeds, but consultancy Expedition Engineering proposes an alternative solution that incorporates a trans-Pennine tunnel. Director Alistair Lenczner explains more about it.

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The current proposal for HS2 sees it fork into a Y shape at Birmingham, but consultancy Expedition Engineering proposes an alternative solution.

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04/09/2020	HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts [The Guardian]
02/09/2020	First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath [RAIL]
17/08/2020	Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2 [The Guardian]
17/08/2020	UK universities and HS2 Ltd finalise research partnership [Railway Gazette]
11/08/2020	Giant tunnelling machines for HS2 unveiled [BBC News]
11/08/2020	Extending HS2 to Scotland identified as starting point for rail decarbonisation [New Civil Engineer]
31/07/2020	HS2 Chiltern tunnel headwall ready for tunnel boring machines [Rail Engineer]
06/07/2020	HS2 opens procurement competition for signalling and slab track [Rail Engineer]
13/06/2020	Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters [The Guardian]
12/06/2020	New HS2 report hailed as boost for case for Borders Railway extension [Southern Reporter]
10/06/2020	Call for HS2 to run to Scotland and cut London rail journey time to three hours [Scotsman]
20/05/2020	HS2s Old Oak Common station receives planning approval [Rail Engineer]
24/04/2020	Confident and contemporary Curzon Street HS2 station approved [Railway Gazette]
23/04/2020	First HS2 station approved: Grimshaw's Curzon Street plans waved though [Architects Journal]
15/04/2020	Construction on HS2 can begin, government says [The Guardian]
10/03/2020	HS2 work has unearthed an old Robert Stephenson-designed railway turntable [BBC News]
09/03/2020	Birmingham HS2 Interchange build begins [RAIL]
04/03/2020	Stunning new HS2 railway station with huge platforms unveiled for Solihull [Birmingham Live]
24/02/2020	HS2 train order decision delayed [RAIL]
15/02/2020	HS2: UK in talks with China over construction of high-speed line [BBC News]
13/02/2020	Is HS2 rail link being built in wrong direction? Bill Jamieson [Scotsman]
11/02/2020	HS2 go-ahead 'controversial and difficult' [BBC News]
02/02/2020	Will HS2 really help cut the UK's carbon footprint? [The Guardian]
24/01/2020	New fears over where HS2 is going [ITV News]
21/01/2020	Grimshaw reveals revised designs for new Birmingham HS2 station [Architects Journal]
20/01/2020	HS2: route, cost, speed, benefits and issues around the high-speed railway explained [iNews]
15/01/2020	HS2 supporters fear Boris Johnson plans to scrap part of rail project [The Guardian]
07/11/2019	'Infrastructure in years, not decades' urges TfN chief [RAIL]
17/10/2019	Final voyage of explorer who named Australia as excavated remains to return home [ITV News]
11/10/2019	Scottish high-speed rail could mean Edinburgh to Newcastle in 45 minutes Alastair Dalton [Scotsman]
03/09/2019	HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail vital for growth [RAIL]
03/09/2019	HS2 to be delayed by up to five years as cost spirals to £88bn [The Guardian]
21/08/2019	HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project [BBC News]
21/08/2019	HS2: how far has work got, and why might it be scrapped? [The Guardian]
27/07/2019	Boris Johnson backs high-speed Leeds to Manchester rail route [BBC News]
23/07/2019	Old Oak Common sheds demolished [RAIL]
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06/06/2019	First pictures of high speed HS2 train designs revealed [Metro]
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27/03/2019	£56bn HS2 rail project under fire for using taxpayers' money to hire two consultancy firms [Daily Mail]
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10/02/2019	Mounting Cabinet revolt threatens to sink the HS2 rail link [Daily Mail]
07/02/2019	Single HS2 station to cost £1Billion as campaigners say the project is 'falling apart' [Daily Mail]
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05/12/2018	Sir Terry Morgan resigns from HS2 and Crossrail roles [ITV News]
30/11/2018	HS2 rail chief Terry Morgan faces sack over spiralling costs [The Guardian]
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10/10/2018	Talgo shortlists UK factory sites [Railway Gazette]
04/07/2018	HS2 trains could be built in UK as Bombardier and Hitachi plan joint bid [ITV News]
28/06/2018	Chinese rail companies in front to run HS2 trains as British Virgin Trains and First Group struggle [Daily Mail]
09/05/2018	HS2 project delayed after Aberdeen letter blunder [Press and Journal]
08/03/2018	A new railway proposal revealed for South East England [Global Railway Review]
05/01/2018	Preston railway station branded as outdated and inadequate [Lancashire Evening Post]
04/01/2018	First look at CAFs new rolling stock factory in Wales [Global Rail News]
02/11/2017	Five companies shortlisted to build trains for HS2 [Independent]
02/10/2017	Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse rail [BBC News]
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26/06/2017	Plans for Midland Metro expansion presented [IRJ]
21/06/2017	HS2 commitment confirmed in Queens Speech [Rail News]
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24/04/2017	Virgin and Stagecoach join with SNCF on HS2 WCP franchise bid [RTM]
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23/02/2017	HS2 high speed railway on track for final approval [BBC News]
20/01/2017	Britain launches HS2 rolling stock procurement [IRJ]
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05/11/2016	New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services [BBC News]
07/10/2016	French train firm unveils plans for £20m plant in north-west England [Guardian]
07/07/2016	HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report [Rail News]
28/06/2016	HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office [BBC News]
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10/05/2016	Disruption looms as HS2 starts station work early [Times]
09/05/2016	Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges [Rail News]
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21/03/2016	Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link [BBC News]
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14/01/2016	SNP ditches plan for Glasgow-Edinburgh high speed bullet train [Herald]
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18/11/2015	Devolution deal boost for Birmingham rail services [Rail News]
11/11/2015	Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils [BBC News]
24/09/2015	HS2: George Osborne urges China to pitch for £11.8bn contracts [BBC News]
15/09/2015	Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped' [BBC News]
13/08/2015	Is chugging along enough after railway upgrades put on pause? [Guardian]
25/03/2015	HS2: Government has no 'convincing case' for £50bn rail line [BBC News]
19/03/2015	£130m tram route decision announced [Rail News]
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28/10/2014	What is HS3?: proposed sub-Pennine rail line explained [Guardian]
24/10/2014	HS2: Phase two report proposes new station for Crewe [BBC News]
22/10/2014	Britain’s railway network Transport mode of choice [GlobalRailNews]
21/07/2014	Birmingham named as new HS2 headquarters [BBC News]
29/04/2014	MPs reject calls for HS2 rail plans to be halted [BBC News]
15/03/2014	HS2 should be seen as the future backbone of Britain's railway [Guardian]
28/02/2014	Birmingham HS2 Curzon station plans unveiled [BBC News]
10/02/2014	HS2 Toton station could see the relocation of up to 600 jobs [BBC News]
12/11/2013	Coventry to join Metro tram network in upgrade plans [BBC News]
27/10/2013	Railway line shut by Beeching 'can save us £36bn' [Mail]
06/10/2013	The Borders Railway: a £350m ticket to nowhere? [Sunday Herald]
24/09/2013	HS2: 12 arguments for and against [BBC News]
19/04/2013	HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC]
15/03/2013	HS2 ruling 'a victory' despite unlawful compensation move [BBC News]
29/01/2013	Ministers braced for backlash over HS2 northern route [Telegraph]
28/01/2013	HS2 announcement: 'a vital engine for growth' [Independent]
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29/09/2012	HS2 rail line could be re-routed to Heathrow [Telegraph]
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08/11/2011	Scotland urged to begin work for high-speed rail link [BBC News]
27/02/2011	Councils oppose high speed rail route [LocalGovUK]

Tunnel vision: does HS2s Y-shaped plan really work for the North? [Railway Technology]

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