Old Oak Common Station HS2 PWI West of England Section meeting presentation on 8 March 2023.
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 3 April 2023
• HS2 faces Euston tunnel dilemma after Euston station mothballed (NewCivilEng) • With EVs decreasing fuel duty, congestion & road user charges are the future (OnLondon) • Ingenious & life-enhancing tale of two new London …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 31 March 2023
• TfL fast orbital bus routes have been rejected before: Will Sadiq’s Superloop fare better? (OnLondon) • 10-platform HS2 Euston design pricier than original 11-platform design (NatlAuditOffice) • Kay Hughes is HS2’s guardian of the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 10 March 2023
• Parts of HS2, & the Lower Thames Crossing delayed two years due to soaring costs (Guardian) • Le Métro in Île de France: a new year retrospective (FabricOfParis) • Using a railway carriage as …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 4 November 2022
• Fare warning: National rail fines quintupling to curb fare dodging (RailTechMag) • HS2’s 2nd tunnel boring machine sets off underneath London (RailUK) • Elizabeth line west to east cab ride: video (HiddenLondonHangouts) • To …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 10 October 2022
• The Sidings: Waterloo’s deserted new shopping mall under ex-Eurostar Terminal (IanVisits) • HS2 London tunnelling begins (NewCivilEng) • London’s early Ringway motorway plans (Roads) • Budapest’s Children’s Railway was initially operated by children (EuroGunzel) …
Continue readingOld Oak Common station box construction animation video (LaingO’Rourke)
Friday Reads – 5 August 2022
• Heathrow bans short-haul tickets to alleviate flight problems (BBC) • HS2 building tunnel under Euston for the Underground (IanVisits) • New trial to detect drivers on mobile phones in Warwickshire (BBC) • Germans want …
Continue readingThe future of tunnelling: clients share safety info (NewCivilEng)
Safety guidance and training for tunnellers can boost efficiency and reduce costs. It has been a busy time for tunnelling projects. Tunnelling work on London’s 25km Tideway super sewer officially finished in April. The two …
Continue reading€338m Madrid high speed line connector tunnel opens (RailwayNews)
Adif has commissioned a new tunnel and southern entrance to connect high-speed rail services through Madrid. Both projects were technically challenging as they involved connecting signalling systems from three high-speed lines that were built at …
Continue readingFuture of modular: HS2 & East West Rail collab on bridge kits (NewCivilEng)
High Speed 2 and East West Rail are sharing knowledge to help develop modular bridges in a unique collaboration. A kit of parts approach that enables greater efficiency in bridge design and construction is taking the …
Continue readingHS2 using retired wind turbine blades to reinforce concrete (HS2)
Innovation believed to be world-first Process cuts carbon production by up to 90% Worn-out wind turbine blades destined for the incinerator will instead be used to create carbon-friendly reinforced concrete on Britain’s new high speed …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 May 2022
• HS2 under fire for Euston waste removal by road flipflop (NewCivilEng) • European cities urged to ban cars to stop funding Russia war (CitiesToday) • Romford-Upminster Line: Video of the successful, unwanted railway (JagoHazzard) …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 29 2022
• Put TfL live travel updates onto your smartphone homescreen (IanVisits) • Cycle paths to run alongside HS2 for 200 miles (AnonymousWidower) • 12 most effective ways to get cars out of cities (Guardian) • …
Continue readingHS2’s huge carbon savings with modular viaduct design (RailUK)
HS2 today revealed the final designs for the Thame Valley Viaduct and the pioneering pre-fabricated construction methods that will see the 880m long structure slotted together like a giant Lego set, cutting its carbon footprint …
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