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HIGH SPEED UK ... connecting the nation ... connecting the nation Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE Euston... We have a problem... David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec David Higgins to find major cost savings. But is cost the only

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HIGH SPEED UK

...connecting the nation ...connecting the nation

Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE

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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings.

  • But is cost the only problem for HS2?

Does it actually work as a

Euston... We have a problem...

  • Does it actually work as a

railway project?

  • And will it ever happen?
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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings.

  • But is cost the only problem for HS2?

Does it actually work as a

Euston... We have a problem...

  • Does it actually work as a

railway project?

  • And will it ever happen?

COST SPEC TIMESCALE

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AB GL EH

High Speed Rail – a binary choice?

GL AB EH

HS2 - new high speed network?? Upgrade existing

NE DL NG CF BS SO BI LE SH LO LI LS HR BI BS PL LI SO DL LO HR CF NE NG LE SH LS

Upgrade existing network??

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AB GL EH

Build new railways?? Don’t build new

High Speed Rail – a binary choice?

GL AB EH NE DL NG CF BS SO BI LE SH LO LI LS HR

Don’t build new railways??

BI BS PL LI SO DL LO HR CF NE NG LE SH LS

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GL AB EH

6 Main Lines

  • East Coast
  • Midland

Upgrade Existing Network??

BI BS PL LI SO DL LO HR CF NE NG LE SH LS

Midland

  • West Coast
  • Great Western
  • Cross Country
  • Transpennine
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DL GL EH NE LS

Upgrade Existing Network??

  • Insufficient capacity
  • Journeys too slow
  • Built to C19 priorities

Too London-centric –

BI BS LI SO LO HR CF NG LE SH LS

  • Too London-centric –

interregional links poor

  • And it’s been tried already
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DL GL EH NE LS

  • Insufficient capacity
  • Journeys too slow
  • Built to C19 priorities

Too London-centric –

Upgrade Existing Network??

BI BS LI SO LO HR CF NG LE SH LS

  • Too London-centric –

interregional links poor

  • And it’s been tried already

New Lines Are Essential!!

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Existing Intercity Network

10 Primary Cities > 500,000 1 Hub Airport, no regional rail links 22 Second Tier 528 Links 183 Direct 345 Change 22 Second Tier Communities > 200,000

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Why Build the HS2 ‘Y’??

AB GL EH NE

  • Y-configuration
  • No Transpennine link

NE DL NG CF BS SO BI LE SH LO LI LS HR

No Transpennine link

  • No CrossCountry
  • London-centric
  • Heathrow-centric
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Why build the HS2 ‘Y’??

  • Designed for 400km/h –

can’t follow existing corridors

  • Segregated from existing

network – many major cities

NG CF BS SO BI LE SH LO LI LS HR

network – many major cities left isolated

  • Only 4 connections to

existing network

  • Improved links to

Heathrow??

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HS2 – Gains & Losses

Slower journey/ Journey accelerated to city centre/ parkway station Capacity gains limited by 2- track stem & no Transpennine coverage Heathrow rail links not comprehensive Slower journey/ lower frequency Overall <5% acceleration

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You don’t spend £50 billion just to do this...

44 journeys improved 135 made worse 135 made worse

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SLIDE 14

There is an alternative...

GL EH NE AB

Connect the nation with

DL LS LI SH NG LE NE BI CF BS SO LO HR

with

HIGH SPEED UK

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SLIDE 15

Connect the nation with HSUK

DL GL EH LS NE

It’s all about the network...

Spine & Spur configuration

LS LI SH NG LE BI CF BS SO LO HR

  • Spine & Spur configuration
  • Integral Transpennine link
  • Designed for 360km/h
  • Fully integrated with

existing network

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GL EH NE DL LS

  • More than 50 connections

to existing network

  • Accesses all major cities

Independent ‘Compass

Connect the nation with HSUK

LS LI SH NG LE BI CF BS SO LO HR

  • Independent ‘Compass

Point’ rail access to Heathrow

  • Overall 40% journey time

reductions

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GL EH NE DL LS

  • More than 50 connections

to existing network

  • Accesses all major cities

Independent ‘Compass

Connect the nation with HSUK

LS LI SH NG LE BI CF BS SO LO HR

  • Independent ‘Compass

Point’ rail access to Heathrow

  • Overall 40% journey time

reductions

HEATHROW BRENT CROSS

HSUK

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GL EH NE DL LS

  • More than 50 connections

to existing network

  • Accesses all major cities

Independent ‘Compass

Connect the nation with HSUK

LS LI SH NG LE BI CF BS SO LO HR

  • Independent ‘Compass

Point’ rail access to Heathrow

  • Overall 40% journey time

reductions

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All 10 Primary Cities directly linked by high speed services Rail links to Heathrow radically improved Capacity gains on all corridors

High Speed UK – All Gains

528 Links 337 Direct 189 Change improved corridors Average 40% journey time reductions!!!

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High Speed UK – All Gains

492 journeys improved 36 unchanged

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44 journeys improved 135 made worse

HS2 – Mostly Losses

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GL EH AB NE

Connect the nation with HSUK

  • Designed full length @ 1:25k
  • Shorter route, 50% less tunnel
  • 25% cheaper than HS2
  • Outline timetable developed

NE DL LS LI SH NG LE BI CF BS SO LO HR

Outline timetable developed

  • 40% journey time reduction
  • Direct HS interregional links
  • Direct regional access to H’row
  • Regional economic benefit
  • CO2 cuts through modal shift
  • Environmental impact minimised
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  • Segregation and London-centricity

as per HS2?

  • r

What’s Best for Yorkshire?

  • r
  • Integration and Interregional

Connectivity as per High Speed UK?

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SLIDE 24 TRANSPENNINE EAST COAST CROSSCOUNTRY

PF CF WF DB SV HX

BRADFORD

KE SK YORK SE HG LEEDS IL

HS2 in Yorkshire

  • Separate stations at

Leeds & Sheffield

  • Bradford, Wakefield,

Doncaster & Huddersfield etc all

EAST COAST TRANSPENNINE TRANSPENNINE CROSSCOUNTRY TRANSPENNINE

HS2 RF SHEFFIELD RH DN

HUDDERSFIELD

BY PF PE MH

MIDLAND CROSSCOUNTRY

Huddersfield etc all isolated

  • Main line services

reduced

  • Overall loss in

connectivity

  • No Transpennine link
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SLIDE 25 TRANSPENNINE EAST COAST CROSSCOUNTRY

PF CF WF DB SV HX

BRADFORD

KE SK YORK SE HG LEEDS IL

HS2 in Yorkshire

  • Separate stations at

Leeds & Sheffield

  • Bradford, Wakefield,

Doncaster & Huddersfield etc all

EAST COAST TRANSPENNINE TRANSPENNINE CROSSCOUNTRY TRANSPENNINE

HS2 RF SHEFFIELD RH DN

HUDDERSFIELD

BY PF PE MH

MIDLAND CROSSCOUNTRY

Huddersfield etc all isolated

  • Main line services

reduced

  • Overall loss in

connectivity

  • No Transpennine link
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SLIDE 26 TRANSPENNINE EAST COAST CROSSCOUNTRY

PF CF WF DB SV HX

BRADFORD

KE SK YORK SE HG LEEDS IL

HS2 in Yorkshire

  • Separate stations at

Leeds & Sheffield

  • Bradford, Wakefield,

Doncaster & Huddersfield etc all

EAST COAST TRANSPENNINE TRANSPENNINE CROSSCOUNTRY TRANSPENNINE

HS2 RF SHEFFIELD RH DN

HUDDERSFIELD

BY PF PE MH

MIDLAND CROSSCOUNTRY

Huddersfield etc all isolated

  • Main line services

reduced

  • Overall loss in

connectivity

  • No Transpennine link
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SLIDE 27 TRANSPENNINE EAST COAST CROSSCOUNTRY

PF CF WF DB SV HX

BRADFORD

KE SK YORK SE HG LEEDS IL

HS2 in Yorkshire

  • Separate stations at

Leeds & Sheffield

  • Bradford, Wakefield,

Doncaster & Huddersfield etc all

EAST COAST TRANSPENNINE TRANSPENNINE CROSSCOUNTRY TRANSPENNINE

HS2 RF SHEFFIELD RH DN

HUDDERSFIELD

BY PF PE MH

MIDLAND CROSSCOUNTRY

Huddersfield etc all isolated

  • Main line services

reduced

  • Overall loss in

connectivity

  • No Transpennine link
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HG LEEDS SV HX DB WF CF IL SK SE

BRADFORD

KE YORK

High Speed UK in Yorkshire

  • HSUK accesses W. &
  • S. Yorks primary hubs
  • Leeds City Station
  • Sheffield Midland/

Meadowhall

SHEFFIELD

HUDDERSFIELD

PF DN BY RH RF PE MH HSUK

Sheffield Midland/ Meadowhall

  • HSUK extends to all

second-tier centres

  • Doncaster, Wakefield,

York, Bradford, Hudd.

  • Transpennine link via

Woodhead

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HG LEEDS SV HX DB WF CF IL SK SE

BRADFORD

KE YORK

High Speed UK in Yorkshire

  • HSUK accesses W. &
  • S. Yorks primary hubs
  • Leeds City Station
  • Sheffield Midland/

Meadowhall

SHEFFIELD

HUDDERSFIELD

PF DN BY RH RF PE MH HSUK

Sheffield Midland/ Meadowhall

  • HSUK extends to all

second-tier centres

  • Doncaster, Wakefield,

York, Bradford, Hudd.

  • Transpennine link via

Woodhead

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HG LEEDS SV HX DB WF CF IL SK SE

BRADFORD

KE YORK

High Speed UK in Yorkshire

  • HSUK accesses W. &
  • S. Yorks primary hubs
  • Leeds City Station
  • Sheffield Midland/

Meadowhall

SHEFFIELD

HUDDERSFIELD

PF DN BY RH RF PE MH HSUK

Sheffield Midland/ Meadowhall

  • HSUK extends to all

second-tier centres

  • Doncaster, Wakefield,

York, Bradford, Hudd.

  • Transpennine link via

Woodhead

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HG LEEDS SV HX DB WF CF IL SK SE

BRADFORD

KE YORK

High Speed UK in Yorkshire

  • HSUK accesses W. &
  • S. Yorks primary hubs
  • Leeds City Station
  • Sheffield Midland/

Meadowhall

SHEFFIELD

HUDDERSFIELD

PF DN BY RH RF PE MH HSUK

Sheffield Midland/ Meadowhall

  • HSUK extends to all

second-tier centres

  • Doncaster, Wakefield,

York, Bradford, Hudd.

  • Transpennine link via

Woodhead

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High Speed UK in West Yorkshire

  • High Speed hub at Leeds

City Station

  • 4-track Leeds East Viad’t
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • New Leeds Minster St’n
  • Bradford CrossRail
  • Spen Valley restoration
  • Huddersfield-Penistone

redoubling

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High Speed UK in West Yorkshire

  • High Speed hub at Leeds

City Station

  • 4-track Leeds East Viad’t
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • New Leeds Minster St’n
  • Bradford CrossRail
  • Spen Valley restoration
  • Huddersfield-Penistone

redoubling

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High Speed UK in West Yorkshire

  • High Speed hub at Leeds

City Station

  • 4-track Leeds East Viad’t
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • New Leeds Minster St’n
  • Bradford CrossRail
  • Spen Valley restoration
  • Huddersfield-Penistone

redoubling

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High Speed UK in West Yorkshire

  • High Speed hub at Leeds

City Station

  • 4-track Leeds East Viad’t
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • Stourton - N. Hill link
  • New Leeds Minster St’n
  • Bradford CrossRail
  • Spen Valley restoration
  • Huddersfield-Penistone

redoubling

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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...
  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper
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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...
  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper
  • High Speed UK delivers twice the connectivity
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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...
  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper
  • High Speed UK delivers twice the connectivity
  • High Speed UK can be built quicker
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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...
  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper
  • High Speed UK delivers twice the connectivity
  • High Speed UK can be built quicker
  • High Speed UK maintains network integrity
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  • David Cameron has challenged HS2 Chief Exec

David Higgins to find major cost savings...

  • David & David should consider this...
  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper

And Finally... Back to the 2 Davids

  • High Speed UK ~ £10 billion cheaper
  • High Speed UK delivers twice the connectivity
  • High Speed UK can be built quicker
  • High Speed UK maintains network integrity
  • This looks like the right way to spend £50 billion...
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GL EH AB NE DL

Take the

HIGH SPEED UK CHALLENGE

  • Connectivity

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  • Connectivity
  • Value for Money
  • Public Policy
  • High Speed
  • Design Principles
  • Due Process
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HIGH SPEED UK

...there is an alternative ...there is an alternative

Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE