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HIGH SPEED UK ..connecting the nation ..connecting the nation Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE Civil Engineering Principal HS2 50 billion GL EH Thats what the Thats what the NE Government is LS LI MA SH planning to NG spend on

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HIGH SPEED UK

..connecting the nation ..connecting the nation

Colin Elliff BSc CEng MICE

Civil Engineering Principal

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£50 billion

That’s what the

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HS2

That’s what the Government is planning to spend on HS2. HS3 excluded!!

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

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3 key questions:

  • Does the UK need

high speed rail?

  • Does HS2 accord

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HS2

  • Does HS2 accord

with public policy?

  • Is HS2 the best

possible solution for UK intercity transport?

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

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SLIDE 4

Issues to determine:

  • Best value for money?
  • Best for capacity?
  • Best for speed?
  • Best to interlink UK cities?

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HS2

Best to interlink UK cities?

  • Trans-Pennine link?
  • Best links to aviation?
  • Best for regional growth?
  • Best for freight?
  • Best for the environment?
  • Best for CO2 reductions?
  • Best for UK integrated

transport?

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

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SLIDE 5

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HS2

With no resolution, no guarantee that HS2 is best solution, what next?

  • Rigorous & wide-ranging

technical debate?

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

technical debate?

  • Public protest?
  • Court action?
  • Civil disobedience?
  • Technical challenge to

expose HS2’s deficiencies?

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SLIDE 6

40%

HIGH SPEED UK

DIFFERENT, BETTER, CHEAPER

DIRECTLY LINKING ALL PRIMARY REGIONAL CITIES

HIGH SPEED SERVICES HIGH SPEED SERVICES

Introducing...

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North Scotland

HIGH SPEED UK : LESS IS MORE

40% 25%

HSUK CHEAPER TO BUILD BY

600

MILLION TONNES CO2 SAVINGS INTERCITY JOURNEY TIMES REDUCED BY

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

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Take the High Speed UK Challenge...

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HS2

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North Scotland

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

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SLIDE 8

A Challenge to...

  • Government
  • HS2 Ltd
  • The transport

establishment

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HS2

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North Scotland

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

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North Scotland

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HS2

Crucial Question:

  • Build HS2 as a

disconnected line?

  • r
  • Build HSUK as a

fully integrated network?

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

network?

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North Scotland

High Speed UK: 6 steps to building a network:

  • 1. Design full length to all

key destinations

  • 2. Fully integrate between

HSUK & existing network

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

HSUK & existing network

  • 3. Develop a timetable
  • 4. Follow existing corridors
  • 5. Provide sufficient

network capacity

  • 6. Make sure it works as an

intercity railway

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New Build

  • Identify all lengths of

new-build route

  • Confirm feasibility with

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

  • Confirm feasibility with

site visits along full line

  • f route
  • Design track alignments

to 1:25,000 scale

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HSUK sample route mapping

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Upgrade & Enhance

  • Identify all lengths of

upgrade/restoration necessary to complete core network Develop strategies to

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

  • Develop strategies to

upgrade existing hubs for full HSUK integration with local networks

  • Develop independent

strategy for enhanced rail access to Heathrow

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SLIDE 14

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North Scotland

Integrate

  • Extend high speed

services onto existing network to access all major communities Develop timetable to

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

  • Develop timetable to

demonstrate a) feasibility of full integration and b) journey time and connectivity benefits

  • Operate UK-sized trains
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HS2 Strategy??

  • No detailed knowledge
  • f route north of

Manchester & Leeds

  • Rely on others to

integrate with HS2 at

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HS2

Rely on others to integrate with HS2 at disconnected hubs

  • No timetable
  • Assumption of:

– exclusive operation, – 400km/h design speed, – supersized trains & – route via Old Oak Common

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

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DE

NG

WV CV

BI

LE CW ST PE NN WS

  • Routed via Old Oak

Common

  • Passes through

Chilterns AONB

  • Opposed by local

communities along route

  • Bypasses all

intermediate cities Stand-alone rural

HS2:

CV

BI

LO

LHR

OOC OX MK LU

M1

Chilterns AONB

  • Stand-alone rural

route

  • 3 connections to

existing network

  • Eurogauge trains

assumed

  • Separate stations

in B’ham & N’ham

  • Only 2 tracks
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DE

NG

CV

BI

LE CW ST PE NN WV WS

  • Routed via M1

Corridor

  • Avoids Chilterns

AONB

  • Fully integrated

with MML / WCML

  • 12 connections to

existing network

  • Connects to all

intermediate cities

HSUK:

CV

BI

LO

LHR

MK OX

Chilterns AONB

LGW

NN LU NLI

intermediate cities

  • Local impact

minimised, major connectivity gains

  • UK gauge
  • peration assumed
  • All existing hubs

accessed by HSUK

  • 4 tracks
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HS1

Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link

Current primary London network

HS1 P W F StP KX Eu

network

P W F StP KX Eu

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HS1

Existing primary London network

Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link

P W F TCR StP KX Eu

network with CrossRail

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HS1 Eu HS2 – HS1 Link

Proposed primary London network

Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link

OOC P W F TCR StP Eu KX LHR

network with HS2

175

Stations directly connected

Inside M25

188

Outside M25

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NLI HS1 LHR HSUK – HS1 Links We

Proposed primary London network

Old Oak Common & HS2-HS1 Link

OOC P W F TCR StP Eu KX Southern Network Interconnector

network with High Speed UK

395

Stations directly connected

Inside M25

594

Outside M25

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Network Capacity??

  • Existing network

principally focussed upon London

  • Each primary city on

separate spur off radial

LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH BI

separate spur off radial main line

  • Birmingham, Nottingham
  • Sheffield, Manchester,

Liverpool, Leeds

  • Newcastle, Edinburgh,

Glasgow

  • Heathrow not connected
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East Coast Main Line

  • Primary Cities:

Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh

  • Secondary Cities:

Peterborough,

BI LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH

Secondary Cities: Peterborough, Doncaster, Hull, Huddersfield, Bradford, York, Darlington, Perth, Aberdeen

  • 6 intercity trains per hour
  • 2/4 track main line
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Midland Main Line

  • Primary Cities:

Sheffield, Nottingham

  • Secondary Cities:

LI MA LS NG BI LO LHR BS CF SH

Secondary Cities: Luton, Leicester, Derby

  • 4 intercity trains per hour
  • 2/4 track main line
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West Coast Main Line

  • Primary Cities:

Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow

  • Secondary Cities:

Milton Keynes,

LI MA LS NG BI LO LHR BS CF SH BI

Secondary Cities: Milton Keynes, Northampton, Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Stoke, Chester, Warrington, Preston

  • 9 intercity trains per hour
  • 4 track main line
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Great Western Main Line

  • Primary Cities:

Bristol, Cardiff Secondary Cities:

LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH BI

  • Secondary Cities:

Reading, Oxford, Swindon, Newport, Swansea, Exeter, Plymouth

  • 7 intercity trains per hour
  • 2/4 track main line
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National Network??

  • Only becomes a

network with addition

  • f Scottish &

LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH BI

  • f Scottish &

Trans-Pennine

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National Network??

  • Only becomes a

network with addition

  • f Scottish &

LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH BI

  • f Scottish &

Trans-Pennine & CrossCountry

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National Network coverage (along ECML, MML & WCML axes):

  • 8/12 tracks

LI MA LS NG LO LHR BS CF SH BI

  • 8/12 tracks
  • 19 intercity trains per

hour north of London, covering:

  • 10 primary cities
  • 22 secondary cities
  • 1 hub airport
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NE

DL

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PH DU AB

HS2 coverage:

  • 2 tracks
  • 18 trains per hour,

covering:

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

DL WV CV

BI LO

LE

LHR

CW OOC MK OX YO HU ST NN LU PE DN PR CH

  • 10 primary cities
  • 4 secondary cities
  • 18 secondary cities

bypassed

  • 1 hub airport??
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North Scotland

HSUK coverage:

  • 4 tracks on London/

Midlands stem

  • 24 trains per hour

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

North Wales

  • 24 trains per hour

covering all ‘stakeholder’ cities:

  • 10 primary cities
  • 22 secondary cities
  • 1 hub airport
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  • HS2 lacks the capacity,

integration and routeing strategy necessary to serve all stakeholder

LONDON, LIVERPOOL LEEDS, BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER, YORK PRESTON, GLASGOW WARRINGTON SHEFFIELD, DARLING- TON, NEWCASTLE, EDINBURGH LUTON, DONCASTER PETERBOROUGH, MILTON KEYNES, LONDON, LIVERPOOL LEEDS, BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER, YORK PRESTON, GLASGOW, WARRINGTON, SHEFFIELD, DARLING- TON, NEWCASTLE, EDINBURGH LUTON, DONCASTER PETERBOROUGH, MILTON KEYNES, SERVED BY HS2 SERVED BY HSUK WITH 4-TRACK SPINE, FULLY INTEGRATED

HIGH SPEED UK CONNECTS THE NATION

stakeholder communities of the UK intercity network

  • HS2 is unfit for purpose

as a UK intercity railway system

MILTON KEYNES, NORTHAMPTON, COVENTRY, OXFORD NOTTINGHAM, STOKE DERBY, BRADFORD LEICESTER, WALSALL STOCKPORT, PERTH HUDDERSFIELD, HULL ABERDEEN, CHESTER, WOLVERHAMPTON MILTON KEYNES, NORTHAMPTON, COVENTRY, OXFORD NOTTINGHAM, STOKE DERBY, BRADFORD LEICESTER, WALSALL STOCKPORT, PERTH HUDDERSFIELD, HULL CHESTER, ABERDEEN, WOLVERHAMPTON SERVED BY HSUK BYPASSED BY HS2

DISCONNECTED 2-TRACK HS2 CREATES A 2-TIER, 2-SPEED BRITAIN

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  • Not possible on the

existing network

  • Can it be achieved with

high speed rail?

  • Let’s consider: London,

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY...

An intercity rail network should interconnect all

Network Connectivity??

  • Let’s consider: London,

MK, B’ham, Leicester, N’ham, Derby, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Darlington, Newcastle, Edinburgh & Glasgow plus Heathrow Airport

interconnect all major cities with fast and frequent services linking city centre hubs

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HS2

HS2 network:

  • Focussed upon London
  • Inefficient configuration
  • All primary cities on

spurs

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

spurs

  • Termini at Birmingham,

Leeds & Manchester

  • HS3 trans-Pennine link??
  • All East Midlands centres

bypassed

  • Links to Heathrow not

defined

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3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3

London Milton Keynes Birmingham Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield Manchester

2 2 2 2 2 2

HS2 network:

  • 104 possible

connections

  • HS2 achieves 27
  • No. of trains per hour

3 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Manchester Liverpool Leeds Darlington Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Heathrow

Lo Bi Le Ng De Sh Ma Li Ls Dl Ne Eh Gl MK

1 1 1 1

  • HS2 achieves 27
  • 5 hubs fragmented
  • HS3 effect +9
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DL

EH GL

HSUK network:

  • Full interregional links
  • Efficient spine & spur

configuration

  • Several cities on single line
  • f route

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

DL

BI

NLI

LO

LE

LHR

MK

  • f route
  • Enhanced city centre

stations at Birmingham, Leeds & Manchester

  • Integral trans-Pennine link
  • Access to Heathrow via

Compass Point network

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2 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 2

London Milton Keynes Birmingham Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield Manchester

HSUK network:

  • 104 possible

connections

  • HSUK achieves 104
  • No. of trains per hour

3 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 5 4 3 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 2 1 2 5 1 2 1 2 3 1 4 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Manchester Liverpool Leeds Darlington Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Heathrow

Lo Bi Le Ng De Sh Ma Li Ls Dl Ne Eh Gl MK

HSUK achieves 104

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HS2

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North Scotland

Conclusion: Integrated Network works better than Disconnected Line

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

Line

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HS2 predicted economic gains??

  • Only possible

with improved connectivity

HS2 Regional Economic Impacts

with improved connectivity

  • Refer to Table

23 of KPMG report

  • Connectivity

not improved!

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HS2 Regional Economic Impacts: Table 23

HS2 predicted economic gains??

  • Only

possible with possible with improved connectivity

  • Refer to

Table 23

PROPOSED HS2 SERVICES ON NEW HIGH SPEED LINE ASSUMED REDUCED SERVICES ON EXISTING NETWORK HS2 SERVICES EXTENDING ONTO EXISTING NETWORK

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DL

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PH DU AB

Assessment of Connectivity:

  • 10 primary cities
  • 22 secondary cities

1 hub airport

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

DL WV CV

BI LO

LE

LHR

CW OOC MK OX YO HU ST NN LU PE DN PR CH

  • 1 hub airport
  • 33 centres
  • 528 possible journeys
  • How many improved?
  • How many unchanged?
  • How many made worse?
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North Scotland

Assessment of Connectivity:

  • 10 primary cities
  • 22 secondary cities

1 hub airport

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

North Wales

  • 1 hub airport
  • 33 centres
  • 528 possible journeys
  • How many improved?
  • How many unchanged?
  • How many made worse?
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HS2 Connectivity Assessment:

44 journeys improved

(+22 including HS3) (+22 including HS3)

349 unchanged 135 made worse

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3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3

London Milton Keynes Birmingham Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield Manchester

2 2 2 2 2 2

HS2 network:

  • 104 possible

connections

  • HS2 achieves 27

HS3 effect +9

  • No. of trains per hour

3 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

Manchester Liverpool Leeds Darlington Newcastle Edinburgh Glasgow Heathrow

Lo Bi Le Ng De Sh Ma Li Ls Dl Ne Eh Gl MK

1 1 1 1

  • HS3 effect +9
  • HS2 worsens 24
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HSUK Connectivity Assessment:

494 journeys improved 34 unchanged 34 unchanged 0 made worse

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HS2 vs HSUK Connectivity Comparison:

Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse

HS2 44 (+22) 349 135 HSUK

Betterment

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HS2 vs HSUK Connectivity Comparison:

Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse

HS2 44 (+22) 349 135 HSUK 494 34

Betterment

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HS2 vs HSUK Connectivity Comparison:

Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse

HS2 44 (+22) 349 135 HSUK 494 34

Betterment 11.2 (7.5) (HS2) (HS2 + HS3)

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HS2 vs HSUK Connectivity Comparison:

Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse

HS2 44 (+22) 349 135 HSUK 494 34

Betterment 11.2 (7.5)

10.3

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HS2 vs HSUK Connectivity Comparison:

Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse Journeys improved Journeys unchanged Journeys made worse

HS2 44 (+22) 349 135 HSUK 494 34

Betterment 11.2 (7.5)

10.3

8

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HS2 Links to Heathrow:

  • Reliant upon change at Old

Oak Common

  • Proposals for future

dedicated link not defined

  • High cost for low benefit

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR

CW OOC

  • High cost for low benefit
  • Insufficient capacity/

inefficient configuration for direct links to regions

  • Most regional centres

remain disconnected

  • Risk of aviation hub

transfer to Boris Island

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NE

DL

EH GL

PH AB

HSUK Links to Heathrow:

  • Heathrow Express developed

into ‘Compass Point’ network linking to main line hubs

  • Comprehensive regional links

to Home Counties & Midlands

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

DL WV CV

BI LO

LE

LHR

MK OX HU

LGW

NN LU PE

to Home Counties & Midlands

  • HSUK trains to all regional

cities

  • Only possible with 4-track

HSUK spine and efficient network configuration

  • Rail spokes to aviation hub
  • Onward link to Gatwick for

multi-site hub operation

  • Boris-proof
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HS2 : Trans-Pennine Issues

  • No HS2 trans-Pennine link
  • Rejected by Government

in favour of Northern Hub

  • Northern Hub wrong

solution to link Northern

CA

NE DL EH GL

MB

Northern Hub wrong solution to link Northern cities

  • Poor links to Pennine cities
  • No proposals to improve

trans-Pennine freight links

  • Heavily London-centric
  • Concerns with Crewe Hub

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

WV CV

BI

LE CW YO HU ST DN PR CH HD BD PE SK MB

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CA

NE DL EH GL

MB

HS3 : Trans-Pennine Connectivity?

  • New high speed line?
  • Or upgraded route?
  • Only links Liverpool-

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

WV CV

BI

LE CW YO HU ST DN PR CH HD BD PE SK MB

  • Only links Liverpool-

Manchester-Leeds-Hull

  • What about Manchester-

Sheffield?

  • HS2 terminus stations at

Leeds & Manchester unfit for purpose

  • London-OOC-Crewe Hub-

Manchester-Leeds??

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GL NE

DL

EH

CA MB

HSUK : Trans-Pennine Link

  • Integral trans-Pennine link

based on abandoned Woodhead corridor

  • Enables direct HS services

from North-West to East

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

WV CV

BI

LE CW ST HU YO PE PR CH DN BP WS GY MB

from North-West to East Midlands, Yorkshire, North-East & Scotland

  • New cross-Manchester

tunnel & station

  • Fully integrated with

Pennine communities

  • Link to Manchester

Airport

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GL NE EH

CA DL MB

HSUK : Trans-Pennine Link

  • Integral trans-Pennine link

based on abandoned Woodhead corridor

  • Enables direct HS services

from North-West to East

LI MA LS SH

DE

NG

WV CV

BI

LE CW ST HU YO PE PR CH DN BP WS GY MB

from North-West to East Midlands, Yorkshire, North-East & Scotland

  • New cross-Manchester

tunnel & station

  • Fully integrated with

Pennine communities

  • Link to Manchester

Airport

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HSUK : Transforming Northern Connectivity

NUMBER

OF CITIES NUMBER OF CITIES NUMBER OF CITIES LINKED NUMBER OF CITIES LINKED OF CITIES LINKED TO LIVERPOOL BY HSUK

26

OF CITIES LINKED TO LIVERPOOL BY HS2

1

CITIES LINKED TO MANCHESTER BY HSUK

28

CITIES LINKED TO MANCHESTER BY HS2

2

+7 (HS3) +7 (HS3)

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DL MB

HSUK : Trans-Pennine Freight

  • Lorry shuttle proposed to

link M60 at Bredbury with M1 at Tinsley

  • Trunk lorry bans on all

trans-Peak roads

MA SH

DE

NG

BI

LE YO WS HU GY

LI

MB

trans-Peak roads

  • Possible car shuttle also?
  • Local services restored
  • HSUK routed via Peak

District National Park

  • Local mitigations essential

to address A628 road congestion

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SLIDE 59

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DL MB

NE EH GL

TP

HSUK : Trans-Pennine Freight

  • Container traffic from

Northern ports limited by capacity & clearance issues on trans-Pennine & cross-Manchester routes

MA SH

DE

NG

BI

LE YO WS HU GY

LI

MB

LI

MA SH

DE

NG

BI

LE

HU

YO WS

IM TP

cross-Manchester routes

  • No gauge restrictions on

restored Woodhead route

  • Manchester rail bypass

proposed via Tiviotdale

  • Reduced HGV traffic on

M62 & A628

  • Coast-to-coast flows?
  • UIC-C Eurogauge possible
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SLIDE 60

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HS2

HS2 or HSUK Best for

Regional Growth??

NE EH GL

North Scotland

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO LHR LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

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SLIDE 61

HS2 or HSUK Best for

Regional Growth?

Reproduced from HS2 presentation Oct 2013

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SLIDE 62

High Speed UK

New high speed line Upgraded/restored route Other major route Urban metro development Heathrow-Gatwick link High Speed 1 LI LS SH MA NE ED GL Primary UK city Other UK town/city Selected airport Station on HS1

HS2 or HSUK Best for

Regional Growth?

LHR LGW Heathrow-Gatwick high speed link for multi-site aviation hub – Transit time under 15 mins. CF BS BI NG SH

Reproduced from HS2 presentation Oct 2013

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SLIDE 63

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TP

HSUK : Parallel Freight Network

  • Capacity gains maximised

with segregation of freight traffic from fast passenger traffic Freight ‘prime user’

LI

MA SH

DE

NG

BI

LE

HU

YO WS

IM BE TP TO

  • Freight ‘prime user’
  • UIC-C ‘Eurogauge’

desirable

  • Permits ‘piggyback’ truck

trailers on rail wagons

  • Also allows through flows

to Europe via Channel Tunnel

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HSUK : Our Claims

  • Direct high speed

services between all primary centres

  • Reduced journey times

40%

HIGH SPEED UK

DIFFERENT, BETTER, CHEAPER

DIRECTLY LINKING ALL PRIMARY REGIONAL CITIES

HIGH SPEED SERVICES HIGH SPEED SERVICES

  • Reduced journey times

across UK intercity network

  • CO2 reductions in line

with 2008 Climate Change Act

  • HSUK 25% cheaper

than HS2 to build

HIGH SPEED UK : LESS IS MORE

40% 25%

HSUK CHEAPER TO BUILD BY

600

MILLION TONNES CO2 SAVINGS INTERCITY JOURNEY TIMES REDUCED BY

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TRAIN SPEED

HS2

360

300

TRAIN SPEED

HSUK

NE EH GL

North Scotland

HSUK journey time reductions:

40%

HS2 : MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED

<5% 360km/h

HS2 AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME REDUCTION ACROSS NETWORK HIGH SPEED UK AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME REDUCTION ACROSS NETWORK

300km/h

LI MA LS SH NG BI LO

LHR

S.Wales & W.Country South Coast East Anglia

LGW

North Wales

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AIR SECTOR 1.5%

140

MT HGVs 19.8% LGVs 15.2%

RAIL SECTOR 1.7% ROAD SECTOR 92%

HS2

IS DESIGNED TO COMPETE WITH

HSUK

IS DESIGNED TO COMPETE WITH AIR

NATIONAL TRANSPORT CO2 EMISSIONS

NE EH GL

North Scotland

CARS 52.5% WITH INTERNAL AIRLINES

1

WITH AIR

AND ROAD

TRANSPORT

THIS IS WHY 600 MILLION TONNES OF

CO2 SAVINGS ARE PREDICTED FOR HSUK...

...AND WHY ALMOST NOTHING IS PREDICTED FOR HS2

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HSUK vs HS2 : Costs

  • 20% less new build

(883km vs 1080km)

  • 50% less tunnel

(100km vs 200km)

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(100km vs 200km)

  • Easier construction along

existing east-side corridors

  • HSUK 25% cheaper than

HS2

  • HSUK 40% cheaper than

HS2 & HS3

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Public Policy Issues

  • Promote regional growth
  • Meet targets of 2008 Climate

Change Act

  • Protect sensitive environments

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  • Protect sensitive environments
  • Protect rural communities

(Localism?)

  • Promote integrated transport
  • Concentrate new development
  • n existing urban centres
  • Inclusivity
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Concerns with HS2 Ltd:

  • No understanding of

challenge or opportunity presented by UK high speed rail initiative

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presented by UK high speed rail initiative

  • Failure to follow simple

technical procedure

  • Unreasonable rejection
  • f superior alternatives

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High Speed UK:

  • Best value for money
  • Best for capacity
  • Best for speed
  • Best to interlink UK cities

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Best to interlink UK cities

  • Best for Trans-Pennine link
  • Best links to aviation
  • Best for regional growth
  • Best for freight
  • Best for the environment
  • Best for CO2 reductions
  • Best for UK integrated

transport

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Take the High Speed UK Challenge...

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Thank you... Please visit us on www.highspeed uk.co.uk

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