HIGH SPEED UK ..connecting the nation ..connecting the nation Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE Civil Engineering Principal
HS2 £50 billion GL EH That’s what the That’s what the NE Government is LS LI MA SH planning to NG spend on HS2. BI LO HS3 excluded!! LHR
HS2 3 key questions: • Does the UK need GL EH high speed rail? NE • Does HS2 accord • Does HS2 accord with public policy? LS LI MA • Is HS2 the best SH possible solution for NG UK intercity BI transport? LO LHR
HS2 Issues to determine: • Best value for money ? • Best for capacity ? GL EH • Best for speed ? NE • Best to interlink UK cities ? Best to interlink UK cities ? • Trans-Pennine link? LS • Best links to aviation ? LI MA SH • Best for regional growth ? NG • Best for freight ? BI • Best for the environment ? LO • Best for CO 2 reductions ? LHR • Best for UK integrated transport ?
HS2 With no resolution, no guarantee that HS2 is best solution, GL EH what next? NE • Rigorous & wide-ranging technical debate? technical debate? • Public protest? LS LI MA • Court action? SH NG • Civil disobedience? • Technical challenge to BI expose HS2’s deficiencies? LO LHR
Introducing... North HIGH SPEED UK Scotland DIFFERENT, BETTER, CHEAPER GL EH HIGH SPEED DIRECTLY LINKING HIGH SPEED ALL PRIMARY SERVICES SERVICES REGIONAL CITIES NE 40 % 40 % INTERCITY JOURNEY TIMES REDUCED BY LS 600 LI MA MILLION TONNES SH CO 2 SAVINGS NG 25 % HSUK CHEAPER East BI Anglia S.Wales & TO BUILD BY W.Country LO South LHR Coast LGW HIGH SPEED UK : LESS IS MORE
HS2 Take the North Scotland High Speed UK Challenge... GL EH GL EH NE NE LS LS LI MA LI MA SH SH NG NG East BI BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country LO LO South LHR LHR Coast LGW
HS2 A Challenge to... • Government North Scotland • HS2 Ltd • The transport GL EH GL EH establishment NE NE LS LS LI MA LI MA SH SH NG NG East BI BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country LO LO South LHR LHR Coast LGW
HS2 Crucial Question: • Build HS2 as a disconnected North line? Scotland or GL EH GL • Build HSUK as a EH fully integrated NE NE network? network? LS LS LI MA LI MA SH SH NG NG East BI BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country LO LO South LHR LHR Coast LGW
High Speed UK: 6 steps North Scotland to building a network: 1. Design full length to all GL EH key destinations 2. Fully integrate between NE HSUK & existing network HSUK & existing network 3. Develop a timetable LS LI MA 4. Follow existing corridors SH NG 5. Provide sufficient network capacity East BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country 6. Make sure it works as an LO intercity railway South LHR Coast LGW
New Build • Identify all lengths of GL EH new-build route NE • Confirm feasibility with • Confirm feasibility with site visits along full line LS LI MA of route SH NG • Design track alignments to 1:25,000 scale BI LO LHR
HSUK sample route mapping
Upgrade & Enhance • Identify all lengths of upgrade/restoration GL EH necessary to complete core network NE • Develop strategies to Develop strategies to upgrade existing hubs LS LI MA for full HSUK integration SH NG with local networks • Develop independent BI strategy for enhanced LO LHR rail access to Heathrow
Integrate North Scotland • Extend high speed services onto existing GL EH network to access all major communities NE • Develop timetable to Develop timetable to demonstrate LS LI MA a) feasibility of full SH NG integration and b) journey time and East BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country connectivity benefits LO South LHR • Operate UK-sized trains Coast LGW
HS2 HS2 Strategy?? • No detailed knowledge of route north of GL EH Manchester & Leeds NE • Rely on others to Rely on others to integrate with HS2 at integrate with HS2 at disconnected hubs LS LI MA SH • No timetable NG • Assumption of: BI – exclusive operation, LO – 400km/h design speed, LHR – supersized trains & – route via Old Oak Common
HS2: • Routed via Old Oak Common • Passes through Chilterns AONB • Opposed by local ST CW NG communities along DE route WS PE • Bypasses all LE WV intermediate cities NN BI BI • Stand-alone rural Stand-alone rural CV CV M1 route MK LU Chilterns • 3 connections to OOC LO AONB OX existing network • Eurogauge trains LHR assumed • Separate stations in B’ham & N’ham • Only 2 tracks
HSUK: • Routed via M1 Corridor • Avoids Chilterns AONB ST • Fully integrated CW NG DE with MML / WCML • 12 connections to WS LE PE existing network WV • Connects to all NN NN BI BI CV CV intermediate cities intermediate cities LU MK • Local impact Chilterns minimised, major NLI OX AONB LO connectivity gains • UK gauge LHR operation assumed LGW • All existing hubs accessed by HSUK • 4 tracks
Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link Current primary London HS1 HS1 network network Eu Eu StP KX StP KX F F P P W W
Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link Existing primary London HS1 network network with Eu StP KX CrossRail F TCR P W
Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link Proposed HS2 – HS1 Link primary London HS1 network network Eu Eu with HS2 KX StP F TCR OOC P LHR W Stations 175 Inside M25 directly 188 Outside M25 connected
Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link Proposed HSUK – HS1 Links NLI primary LHR London We HS1 network network with High Eu KX StP Interconnector Speed UK TCR F OOC P W Southern Stations 395 Inside M25 Network directly 594 Outside M25 connected
Network Capacity?? • Existing network principally focussed GL EH upon London • Each primary city on NE separate spur off radial separate spur off radial main line LS LI MA • Birmingham , Nottingham SH NG • Sheffield , Manchester , BI Liverpool , Leeds CF • Newcastle , Edinburgh , LO BS Glasgow LHR • Heathrow not connected
East Coast Main Line • Primary Cities : Leeds, Newcastle, GL EH Edinburgh NE • Secondary Cities : Secondary Cities : Peterborough, Peterborough, LS Doncaster, Hull, LI MA Huddersfield, Bradford, SH NG York, Darlington, Perth, BI Aberdeen CF • 6 intercity trains per hour LO BS LHR • 2/4 track main line
Midland Main Line • Primary Cities : GL EH Sheffield, Nottingham NE • Secondary Cities : Secondary Cities : Luton, Leicester, Derby LS LI MA • 4 intercity trains per hour SH NG • 2/4 track main line BI CF LO BS LHR
West Coast Main Line • Primary Cities : Birmingham, Liverpool, GL EH Manchester, Glasgow NE • Secondary Cities : Secondary Cities : Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, LS Northampton, Coventry, LI MA SH Walsall, Wolverhampton, NG Stoke, Chester, BI BI Warrington, Preston CF LO • 9 intercity trains per hour BS LHR • 4 track main line
Great Western Main Line GL EH • Primary Cities : Bristol, Cardiff NE • Secondary Cities : Secondary Cities : Reading, Oxford, LS LI MA SH Swindon, Newport, NG Swansea, Exeter, BI Plymouth CF LO • 7 intercity trains per hour BS LHR • 2/4 track main line
National Network?? GL • Only becomes a EH network with addition NE of Scottish & of Scottish & LS Trans-Pennine LI MA SH NG BI CF LO BS LHR
National Network?? GL • Only becomes a EH network with addition NE of Scottish & of Scottish & LS Trans-Pennine & LI MA SH CrossCountry NG BI CF LO BS LHR
National Network coverage (along ECML, MML & GL EH WCML axes) : NE • 8/12 tracks • 8/12 tracks • 19 intercity trains per LS LI MA hour north of London, SH NG covering: BI • 10 primary cities CF LO • 22 secondary cities BS LHR • 1 hub airport
HS2 coverage: AB DU PH • 2 tracks GL EH • 18 trains per hour, covering: NE DL DL • 10 primary cities YO HU PR LS LI MA • 4 secondary cities DN SH CH ST CW NG DE • 18 secondary cities LE PE WV NN BI CV bypassed MK LU OOC LO OX • 1 hub airport?? LHR
HSUK coverage: North Scotland • 4 tracks on London/ GL EH Midlands stem NE • 24 trains per hour • 24 trains per hour covering all LS LI MA ‘stakeholder’ cities: SH North Wales NG • 10 primary cities East BI Anglia S.Wales & W.Country • 22 secondary cities LO South LHR Coast LGW • 1 hub airport
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