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Post by wirewiper on Jun 24, 2021 7:54:40 GMT
HS2's huge new Old Oak Common station has now been given the formal go-ahead and work is due to start imminently. The first phase of the work consists of excavating the huge station box that will house no less than six platforms for HS2. This will be followed by construction of eight new platforms on the Great Western main line for GWR and Elizabeth Line services, the scope of this work suggests that long-distance GWR services are also expected to call here. The new station will also link with new London Overground stations that are planned for the vicinity, and there will also be an option to link in Chiltern Railways services via the currently-disused line to Greenford. Source: www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/06/23/hs2s-old-oak-common-station-gets-formal-start/ |
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 3, 2021 10:56:53 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 4, 2021 8:50:00 GMT
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Post by kmkcheng on Aug 13, 2021 10:30:42 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 13, 2021 15:27:47 GMT
The concrete segments to line the tunnels between Euston and West Ruislip will be constructed by a firm on the Isle of Grain, Kent. The segments will be delivered by rail and the trains will loop around South and West London to the West Ruislip tunnel portal. Tunnel boring will start from the Ruislip end next year and the tunnel segments will be inserted, following the boring machines as they progress. The tunnel is due to be completed in 2024. www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/08/13/hs2-tunnel-segements-to-be-build-in-kent/ |
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Post by wirewiper on Oct 21, 2021 9:09:14 GMT
The Government has announced that the new HS2 terminal at Euston will be built in a single stage and will have ten platforms. The original plan was to construct the terminal in two stages with a total of eleven platforms. The maximum level of service on HS2 will be 17 trains per hour, and whilst a ten-station platform can cope with this in normal service there are doubts about the ability of the service to recover from disruption without the additional platform. HS2 and Network Rail are currently investigating ways in which the new HS2 terminal and the upgrades to the existing Euston Station can be better integrated. Current work is focused on enabling; clearing the site, diverting utilities and building retaining walls that will allow digging down to the low-level HS2 platforms and the enlarged Underground station that will need to be built. Current planning has stage 1, London to Birmingham, opening between 2029 and 2033. An interim service may start and terminate at Old Oak Common if Euston is not ready. Stage 2a, which extends the line to Crewe, is due to follow between 2030 and 2034. A bill for stage 2b which will extend the line to Manchester will be submitted to Parliament next year. Stage 3 to Leeds is still being debated. Source: www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/10/20/hs2-to-cut-euston-station-to-ten-platforms/ |
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Post by richard on Nov 15, 2021 16:02:41 GMT
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Post by YY13VKP on Nov 16, 2021 14:38:56 GMT
Absolutely ridiculous decision by the government. Living along the Manchester to Leeds route in Huddersfield, this area desperately needs an upgrade and a good, regular connection into London (not just the once a day LNER service leaving at 05:50 starting next May or the occasional Grand Central from Mirfield) would be a massive boost for here and other areas such as Bradford and would take the pressure off the TransPennine main line which itself is getting a much needed upgrade. This was one of the first things the prime minister promised to do when he came to power so this completely goes against the principles of "levelling up the country". |
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 16, 2021 15:06:31 GMT
Absolutely ridiculous decision by the government. Living along the Manchester to Leeds route in Huddersfield, this area desperately needs an upgrade and a good, regular connection into London (not just the once a day LNER service leaving at 05:50 starting next May or the occasional Grand Central from Mirfield) would be a massive boost for here and other areas such as Bradford and would take the pressure off the TransPennine main line which itself is getting a much needed upgrade. This was one of the first things the prime minister promised to do when he came to power so this completely goes against the principles of "levelling up the country". You think Huddersfield is bad, try the trains from Halifax. Huddersfield is positively express by comparison! |
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Post by vjaska on Nov 16, 2021 15:34:55 GMT
Absolutely ridiculous decision by the government. Living along the Manchester to Leeds route in Huddersfield, this area desperately needs an upgrade and a good, regular connection into London (not just the once a day LNER service leaving at 05:50 starting next May or the occasional Grand Central from Mirfield) would be a massive boost for here and other areas such as Bradford and would take the pressure off the TransPennine main line which itself is getting a much needed upgrade. This was one of the first things the prime minister promised to do when he came to power so this completely goes against the principles of "levelling up the country". I do feel for people up north but my reasons for not liking this decision is the nonsense that some are feeding northerners to adopt an anti London agenda which will now increase - have seen elsewhere people throwing shots at London saying, "they'll probably get Crossrail 2 now" etc. Using that as a case to promote the north and the transport links it clearly deserves will get them nowhere - leveling up is about improving the north but not at the expense of the south or London in particular because that's not leveling up but merely doing the same as previously except in reverse. This government has no idea what leveling up means but your not allowed to criticise Tories on here so I'll say no more  |
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 19, 2021 12:48:37 GMT
Absolutely ridiculous decision by the government. Living along the Manchester to Leeds route in Huddersfield, this area desperately needs an upgrade and a good, regular connection into London (not just the once a day LNER service leaving at 05:50 starting next May or the occasional Grand Central from Mirfield) would be a massive boost for here and other areas such as Bradford and would take the pressure off the TransPennine main line which itself is getting a much needed upgrade. This was one of the first things the prime minister promised to do when he came to power so this completely goes against the principles of "levelling up the country". I do feel for people up north but my reasons for not liking this decision is the nonsense that some are feeding northerners to adopt an anti London agenda which will now increase - have seen elsewhere people throwing shots at London saying, "they'll probably get Crossrail 2 now" etc. Using that as a case to promote the north and the transport links it clearly deserves will get them nowhere - leveling up is about improving the north but not at the expense of the south or London in particular because that's not leveling up but merely doing the same as previously except in reverse. This government has no idea what leveling up means but your not allowed to criticise Tories on here so I'll say no more The decision (to scrap HS2 to Leeds and downgrade Northern Powerhouse Rail) is being criticised by Conservatives too. The Tory MP Huw Merriman is chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee and he told parliament that the announcement showed “the danger of selling perpetual sunlight and leaving it to others to explain the moonlight”. Other backbench MPs have also voiced their concern, and the Tory Leader of Bolton Council, Martyn Cox, has added his name to a joint letter of Northern Mayors and Council Leaders saying that the rail plan is inadequate, that it could hold back the North and that MPs should be given a free vote on it. The frustration is understandable, given that only last month the Prime Minister told Tory Conference that the Government would build NPR. |
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 19, 2021 12:50:30 GMT
I do feel for people up north but my reasons for not liking this decision is the nonsense that some are feeding northerners to adopt an anti London agenda which will now increase - have seen elsewhere people throwing shots at London saying, "they'll probably get Crossrail 2 now" etc. Using that as a case to promote the north and the transport links it clearly deserves will get them nowhere - leveling up is about improving the north but not at the expense of the south or London in particular because that's not leveling up but merely doing the same as previously except in reverse. This government has no idea what leveling up means but your not allowed to criticise Tories on here so I'll say no more The decision (to scrap HS2 to Leeds and downgrade Northern Powerhouse Rail) is being criticised by Conservatives too. The Tory MP Huw Merriman is chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee and he told parliament that the announcement showed “the danger of selling perpetual sunlight and leaving it to others to explain the moonlight”. Other backbench MPs have also voiced their concern, and the Tory Leader of Bolton Council, Martyn Cox, has added his name to a joint letter of Northern Mayors and Council Leaders saying that the rail plan is inadequate, that it could hold back the North and that MPs should be given a free vote on it. The frustration is understandable, given that only last month the Prime Minister told Tory Conference that the Government would build NPR. But that is politician's from across the spectrum for you. Promise lots, deliver little. Don't believe anything positive a politican says until first shovel has been put in ground, and enough money spent to make it uneconomical to cancel |
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 19, 2021 13:19:39 GMT
The decision (to scrap HS2 to Leeds and downgrade Northern Powerhouse Rail) is being criticised by Conservatives too. The Tory MP Huw Merriman is chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee and he told parliament that the announcement showed “the danger of selling perpetual sunlight and leaving it to others to explain the moonlight”. Other backbench MPs have also voiced their concern, and the Tory Leader of Bolton Council, Martyn Cox, has added his name to a joint letter of Northern Mayors and Council Leaders saying that the rail plan is inadequate, that it could hold back the North and that MPs should be given a free vote on it. The frustration is understandable, given that only last month the Prime Minister told Tory Conference that the Government would build NPR. But that is politician's from across the spectrum for you. Promise lots, deliver little. Don't believe anything positive a politican says until first shovel has been put in ground, and enough money spent to make it uneconomical to cancel It has come to something though when what is overpromised and under-delivered is peeing off your own people. What Conservative MPs and local politicians are saying on record is probably mild compared to what is being hidden from the public gaze. |
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Post by SILENCED on Nov 19, 2021 13:30:35 GMT
But that is politician's from across the spectrum for you. Promise lots, deliver little. Don't believe anything positive a politican says until first shovel has been put in ground, and enough money spent to make it uneconomical to cancel It has come to something though when what is overpromised and under-delivered is peeing off your own people. What Conservative MPs and local politicians are saying on record is probably mild compared to what is being hidden from the public gaze. Don't disagree, but when you change any project that covers a large part of the country, those you disappoint will be both on your side and the other. If we had not had COVID would this decision have been taken. Maybe, maybe not, but it is a side affect that could be attributed to COVID and the economical lockdown. People were very quick to say you need to pay for this, support this sector, but the reality is unlike some think, governments do not print money for free ... the truth is COVID will be affecting British lives economically for probably the next 20-40 years ... and that will be whether Labour, Conservatives or hopefully some new political group comes to power. |
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 19, 2021 13:59:57 GMT
It has come to something though when what is overpromised and under-delivered is peeing off your own people. What Conservative MPs and local politicians are saying on record is probably mild compared to what is being hidden from the public gaze. Don't disagree, but when you change any project that covers a large part of the country, those you disappoint will be both on your side and the other. If we had not had COVID would this decision have been taken. Maybe, maybe not, but it is a side affect that could be attributed to COVID and the economical lockdown. People were very quick to say you need to pay for this, support this sector, but the reality is unlike some think, governments do not print money for free ... the truth is COVID will be affecting British lives economically for probably the next 20-40 years ... and that will be whether Labour, Conservatives or hopefully some new political group comes to power. A lot of the criticism though comes from the discrepancy between rail spending in London compared to the rest of the country. The North received £349 per person in transport spending in the previous decade, against London's £864 per person. Had the North received the same level of funding it would have had an extra £86billion. Governments need to invest, to create good infrastructure that supports the nation's economy and produces secure, well-paid employment which returns money to the Government in increased income tax revenue. We can't just keep turning the taps off every time there is an economic wobble. |
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