Connectivity/capacity is our priority. 1 High s peed is the - PDF document

 Connectivity/capacity is our priority. 1  ‘High s peed ’ is the by-product of building new railways to achieve more capacity.  Our expertise is in engineering systems to 2 optimise capacity on the existing network, High Speed UK harmonising new systems with existing. Rail Network Design Specialists  Any development of new railways must take Colin Elliff Quentin Macdonald B.Sc., C.Eng., MICE B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., MIET, FIRSE an optimised existing railway network as its Lifetime experience in  Lifetime experience in  railway civil engineering railway systems engineering starting point. Published papers in railway  Clients ranging from high  airport access and railway speed mainline to metro and network development  On that basis we can minimise the length of heavy haul freight railways to Active in local groups to  heritage railways restore trans-Pennine links International experience Member of ICE regional new build and maximise overall connectivity   includes working with the advisory board European Commission and capacity. Together we have over 80 years of combined experience in railway design and engineering  This minimises cost and maximises benefit.  HS2 makes no sense to most professional 3 railway people.  It does very little to improve the existing network, and merely concentrates connectivity on London.  HS2 only facilitates long distance links to 4 London (and possibly Birmingham).  Other shorter, but equally congested routes 43 miles are being ignored. HS2 Published GLASGOW EDINBURGH  It does nothing to connect Liverpool, Network EDINBURGH-GLASGOW HIGH SPEED LINK VIA CARSTAIRS NEWCASTLE HS2 Phase 1 and Phase 2 Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Teesside, in red; future phases in 31 40 55 miles miles miles purple HULL LIVERPOOL LEEDS Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other M ’C’R SHEFFIELD NOTTINGHAM smaller nearby communities to each other. BIRMINGHAM CARDIFF  KPMG should now evaluate our scheme on BRISTOL LHR LONDON HS1 the same basis as their HS2 evaluation.  HS2 costs too much. 5  HS2 will suck economic activity away from The Problems with HS2 - 1 regions to London.  For many HS2 has recently become  HS2 will not achieve significant CO 2 controversial  For us HS2 has always been controversial  Hardwired London centric rail network reductions.  It brings little or no benefit to rail transportation in the regions  HS2 will needlessly damage landscapes,  We believe that HS2 cannot deliver its promise or the nation’s needs in the north of England flora/fauna and heritage. or in Scotland  It does significant environmental damage  HS2 offers no benefit to affected  Only marginal reduction of CO 2 emissions  Not compliant with 2008 Climate Change Act communities.  All this contravenes public policy.

 HS2 costs too much. 6  HS2 will suck economic activity away from The Problems with HS2 - 2 regions to London.  Does not follow existing transport corridors  HS2 will not achieve significant CO 2  Has few connections to the existing network reductions.  Like building the M1 with no interchanges  Therefore fails public policy tests  HS2 will needlessly damage landscapes,  HS2 has not been designed using the right criteria; the result is totally unbalanced flora/fauna and heritage.  Costs too much; benefits too few  HS2 offers no benefit to affected  Benefit Cost Ratio is awful and probably below the treasury norm communities.  All this contravenes public policy. 7 Today and Tomorrow with HS2  Existing main lines (WCML, MML, ECML) 8 INTERCITY LN Direct city pair link or BI Heathrow link at hourly CONNECTIVITY: NG or better frequency SH PRIMARY CITY PAIRS MA tend to concentrate national transport LINKED BY LONDON- LI LS CENTRIC ROUTES NE EH GL LHR INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR EXISTING INTERCITY NETWORK connectivity upon London. DIRECT HOURLY CITY PAIR LINKS ABERDEEN PERTH  Few interregional links offered. DUNDEE Today’s GLASGOW EDINBURGH Inter-City  London-centric system symptomatic of NEWCASTLE CARLISLE Connectivity SUNDERLAND DARLINGTON North-South divide. MIDDLESBROUGH London Centric YORK LEEDS BLACKPOOL HULL PRESTON BRADFORD MANCHESTER Routes LIVERPOOL HOLYHEAD H’F’D DONCASTER S’PORT E BANGOR LINCOLN CHESTER SHEFFIELD CREWE NEWARK STOKE DERBY SHREWSBURY NOTTINGHAM NORWICH PETERBORO’ WOLVERHAMPTON LEICESTER BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY LUTON CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE MK IPSWICH CARDIFF STN SWANSEA NEWPORT OXFORD READING LHR BRISTOL BATH SWINDON MEDWAY TOWNS LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW HS1 BOURNEMOUTH PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY  Interregional routes (XC & TP) achieve many 9 LN INTERCITY Direct city pair link or BI Heathrow link at hourly CONNECTIVITY: or better frequency NG SH PRIMARY CITY PAIRS MA LINKED BY TRANSPENNINE LI more city pair connections. & CROSSCOUNTRY LS NE EH GL LHR INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR  These are the ‘glue’ for the existing network. EXISTING INTERCITY NETWORK DIRECT HOURLY CITY PAIR LINKS ABERDEEN PERTH DUNDEE  But many connectivity deficiencies still exist Today’s GLASGOW EDINBURGH Inter-City – particularly for Glasgow, Liverpool & CARLISLE NEWCASTLE Connectivity SUNDERLAND DARLINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH Nottingham. Trans Pennine & YORK LEEDS BLACKPOOL HULL  Interregional links slower and poorer in PRESTON BRADFORD MANCHESTER Cross Country LIVERPOOL HOLYHEAD H’F’D DONCASTER S’PORT E BANGOR LINCOLN CHESTER SHEFFIELD Routes D CREWE STOKE NEWARK DERBY quality than London-centric routes. NOTTINGHAM SHREWSBURY NORWICH PETERBORO’ WOLVERHAMPTON LEICESTER BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY LUTON CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE MK IPSWICH CARDIFF SWANSEA NEWPORT STN OXFORD READING LHR BRISTOL BATH SWINDON MEDWAY TOWNS LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW BOURNEMOUTH HS1 PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY  HS2 does nothing to remedy existing 10 HIGH SPEED 2: LN Enhanced city pair link or BI Heathrow link created by NG intervention of new HSL ‘Y’ SYSTEM EXTENDING SH TO ALL PRIMARY CITIES MA LI connectivity problems. LS NE EH GL LHR INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR  Only enhancement is improved (but still HIGH SPEED 2 SCOPE OF INTERVENTION ABERDEEN PERTH DUNDEE indirect) links to Heathrow. GLASGOW EDINBURGH HS2  Entire HS2 routeing strategy redundant if EDINBURGH-GLASGOW HIGH SPEED LINK VIA CARSTAIRS CARLISLE NEWCASTLE SUNDERLAND Proposed DARLINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH London hub airport moves from Heathrow. YORK Connectivity BLACKPOOL LEEDS PRESTON BRADFORD HULL MANCHESTER HOLYHEAD LIVERPOOL DONCASTER E BANGOR LINCOLN CHESTER SHEFFIELD CREWE STOKE DERBY NOTTINGHAM SHREWSBURY NORWICH PETERBORO’ WOLVERHAMPTON LEICESTER BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE LUTON MK IPSWICH CARDIFF SWANSEA NEWPORT STN OXFORD READING BRISTOL MEDWAY TOWNS BATH SWINDON LHR LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW BOURNEMOUTH HS1 PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY