We have noticed a plethora of different analyses and realisations of the impacts of the recently-announced HS2 Phase 2 cancellation. Initially, there was a new article about it almost every day. Lately, it has slowed …
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HS2 digital concrete test to cut carbon (TunnellingJournal)
A successful trial of a ground-breaking digital measuring system for concrete has led to a roll-out across multiple sites on the UK’s HS2 project, cutting carbon and driving efficiencies on the construction project. VERIFI® is …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 17th November 2023
• Aslef announces industrial action in December (The Guardian) • Look out on the Central line (IanVisits) • Paris Mayor to set vote on increasing parking fees for SUVs (BBC) • HS2 Old Oak Common …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 16 October 2023
• ‘Managed decline’: the uncertain future for British rail after cuts to HS2 (Financial Times – £) • TfL ‘no longer able to commit the funding’ to long-promised extension of tram to Sutton (New Civil …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 9 October 2023
• The Assassination of HS2 by the Coward Rishi Sunak (S.Y. LEE) • Sunak’s ‘scorched earth’ slashing of HS2 means further legs will never be built (NewCivilEng) • France to launch German-style cut-price monthly rail …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 6 October 2023
• HS2 being scrapped means fewer trains and higher rail prices, experts warn (inews) • The new housing case for extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet (JamesO’Malley) • Chemical attraction: Hackney Wick Overground station (BeautyOfTransport) • Northern …
Continue readingDithering & long processes make the UK’s infrastructure too expensive (SamDumitriu)
“Unachievable.” The Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s assessment of High Speed 2 (HS2) does not pull its punches. Back in 2013, the high-speed line to connect London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds was estimated to cost about £56.7bn …
Continue readingCaterpillar shaft saves carbon & space on HS2’s west London site (NewCivilEng)
Excavation of the UK’s first “caterpillar shaft” is underway for a key structure on High Speed 2 in London. West London’s Old Oak Common station will become one of the country’s most vital transport hubs …
Continue readingTrain operators propose 32 000 km high speed rail ‘Metropolitan Network’ (RailwayGazette)
Proposals for a huge expansion of the high rail speed network have been drawn up by Deutsche Bahn working in partnership with nine other major European operators. This would be necessary to achieve the Green …
Continue readingHS2 Supreme Court land ruling to impact future infrastructure schemes (Building)
Supreme Court decided hope value of four sites on route should be considered together, not separately. Compulsory purchases for major infrastructure projects could cost less in the future, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling described …
Continue readingEarth Friendly Concrete foundation for HS2 (RailEngineer)
As one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK, HS2 is set to transform the country’s transport network. Concrete is an essential component of this project. From the foundations of the track to …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 14 August 2023
• Euston HS2 TBMs to be buried under Old Oak Common until gov’t green light (NewCivilEng) • Fabulous Pathé BOAC Sunderland flying boat passenger flight: Video (AirlineRatings) • Willy Spiller’s book Hell on Wheels on …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 August 2023
• DfT mulls stripping HS2 Euston terminus to 7 platforms (NewCivilEng) • Great Train Robbery 2 sequel flops badly (RailwayTechnology) • Combatting the sound of the Underground in London (RailTech) • Paris to charge SUV …
Continue readingMitigating the effects of tunnelling under Euston Bridge 7 (EarningLegacyHS2)
HS2 tunnels will pass below an existing main line railway intersection bridge near Euston, known as Bridge 7, constructed in the early 20th century. An assessment of tunnelling induced ground movement predicted potential adverse effects …
Continue readingHS2 learns from Crossrail mistakes in control centre design (NewCivilEng)
High Speed 2 (HS2) bosses visited the nerve centres of Crossrail and Sizewell B as part of a painstaking process to design the heartbeat of the £100bn line, a key figure has revealed. HS2 Ltd …
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