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P19 Presentation to Grobinson Aleadsom Cgillan Mps 130910 1 Connectivity/capacity is our priority. ‘High speed’ is the by-product of building new railways to achieve more capacity. 2 Our expertise is in engineering systems to optimise capacity on the existing network, High Speed UK Rail Network Design Specialists harmonising new systems with existing. Quentin Macdonald Colin Elliff Any development of new railways must take B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., MIET, FIRSE B.Sc., C.Eng., MICE . Lifetime experience in . Lifetime experience in an optimised existing railway network as its railway civil engineering railway systems engineering . Published papers in railway . Clients ranging from high airport access and railway starting point. speed mainline to metro and network development heavy haul freight railways to . Active in local groups to heritage railways restore trans-Pennine links On that basis we can minimise the length of . International experience . Member of ICE regional includes working with the advisory board new build and maximise overall connectivity European Commission Together we have over 80 years of combined experience and capacity. in railway design and engineering This minimises cost and maximises benefit. 3 HS2 makes no sense to most professional railway people. It does very little to improve the existing network, and merely concentrates connectivity on London. 4 HS2 only facilitates long distance links to London (and possibly Birmingham). Other shorter, but equally congested routes 43 miles GLASGOW EDINBURGH HS2 Published are being ignored. EDINBURGH-GLASGOW HIGH SPEED LINK VIA Network CARSTAIRS NEWCASTLE It does nothing to connect Liverpool, HS2 Phase 1 and Phase 2 31 40 55 miles miles miles in red; future phases in Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, Teesside, HULL purple LIVERPOOL LEEDS M’C’R SHEFFIELD D Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other NOTTINGHAM BIRMINGHAM CARDIFF smaller nearby communities to each other. BRISTOL LHR LONDON HS1 KPMG should now evaluate our scheme on the same basis as their HS2 evaluation. 5 HS2 costs too much. HS2 will suck economic activity away from The Problems with HS2 - 1 regions to London. For many HS2 has recently become controversial For us HS2 has always been controversial HS2 will not achieve significant CO2 Hardwired London centric rail network It brings little or no benefit to rail reductions. transportation in the regions We believe that HS2 cannot deliver its promise HS2 will needlessly damage landscapes, or the nation’s needs in the north of England or in Scotland flora/fauna and heritage. It does significant environmental damage Only marginal reduction of CO2 emissions HS2 offers no benefit to affected Not compliant with 2008 Climate Change Act communities. All this contravenes public policy. 6 HS2 costs too much. HS2 will suck economic activity away from The Problems with HS2 - 2 Does not follow existing transport corridors regions to London. Has few connections to the existing HS2 will not achieve significant CO network 2 Like building the M1 with no interchanges reductions. Therefore fails public policy tests HS2 has not been designed using the right HS2 will needlessly damage landscapes, criteria; the result is totally unbalanced flora/fauna and heritage. Costs too much; benefits too few Benefit Cost Ratio is awful and probably HS2 offers no benefit to affected below the treasury norm communities. All this contravenes public policy. 7 Today and Tomorrow with HS2 LN Direct city pair link or INTERCITY BI Heathrow link at hourly 8 NG or better frequency Existing main lines (WCML, MML, ECML) CONNECTIVITY: SH PRIMARY CITY PAIRS MA LINKED BY LONDON- LI LS CENTRIC ROUTES NE EH GL LHR tend to concentrate national transport INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR EXISTING INTERCITY NETWORK DIRECT HOURLY CITY PAIR LINKS ABERDEEN connectivity upon London. PERTH DUNDEE GLASGOW EDINBURGH Today’s Few interregional links offered. Inter-City CARLISLE NEWCASTLE London-centric system symptomatic of SUNDERLAND DARLINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH Connectivity YORK North-South divide. BLACKPOOL LEEDS HULL London Centric PRESTON BRADFORD MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL HOLYHEAD H’F’D DONCASTER S’PORT E BANGOR LINCOLN Routes CHESTER SHEFFIELD CREWE STOKED NEWARK DERBY NOTTINGHAM SHREWSBURY NORWICH PETERBORO’ WOLVERHAMPTON LEICESTER BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY LUTON CAMBRIDGE MK IPSWICH SWANSEA CARDIFF NEWPORT STN OXFORD READING LHR BRISTOL BATH SWINDON MEDWAY TOWNS LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW BOURNEMOUTH HS1 PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY LN Direct city pair link or INTERCITY BI Heathrow link at hourly 9 NG or better frequency CONNECTIVITY: Interregional routes (XC & TP) achieve many SH PRIMARY CITY PAIRS MA LINKED BY TRANSPENNINE LI LS & CROSSCOUNTRY NE EH GL LHR more city pair connections. INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR EXISTING INTERCITY NETWORK DIRECT HOURLY CITY PAIR LINKS ABERDEEN These are the ‘glue’ for the existing network. PERTH DUNDEE GLASGOW EDINBURGH Today’s But many connectivity deficiencies still exist Inter-City CARLISLE NEWCASTLE SUNDERLAND – particularly for Glasgow, Liverpool & DARLINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH Connectivity YORK Nottingham. BLACKPOOL LEEDS PRESTON BRADFORD HULL Trans Pennine & MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL HOLYHEAD H’F’D DONCASTER S’PORT E BANGOR LINCOLN Cross Country CHESTER SHEFFIELD CREWE D NEWARK STOKE Interregional links slower and poorer in DERBY Routes NOTTINGHAM SHREWSBURY NORWICH PETERBORO’ WOLVERHAMPTON LEICESTER BIRMINGHAM quality than London-centric routes. COVENTRY LUTON CAMBRIDGE MK IPSWICH SWANSEA CARDIFF NEWPORT STN OXFORD READING LHR BRISTOL BATH SWINDON MEDWAY TOWNS LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW BOURNEMOUTH HS1 PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY LN Enhanced city pair link or HIGH SPEED 2: BI Heathrow link created by 10 NG intervention of new HSL ‘Y’ SYSTEM EXTENDING HS2 does nothing to remedy existing SH TO ALL PRIMARY CITIES MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR connectivity problems. INVERNESS LN BI NG SH MA LI LS NE EH GL LHR HIGH SPEED 2 SCOPE OF INTERVENTION ABERDEEN Only enhancement is improved (but still PERTH DUNDEE GLASGOW EDINBURGH indirect) links to Heathrow. EDINBURGH-GLASGOW HIGH SPEED LINK VIA CARSTAIRS CARLISLE HS2 NEWCASTLE SUNDERLAND Entire HS2 routeing strategy redundant if DARLINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH Proposed YORK London hub airport moves from Heathrow. BLACKPOOL LEEDS PRESTON BRADFORD HULL MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL HOLYHEAD DONCASTER E BANGOR LINCOLN Connectivity CHESTER SHEFFIELD CREWE D STOKE DERBY NOTTINGHAM SHREWSBURY NORWICH PETERBORO’ LEICESTER WOLVERHAMPTON BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY CAMBRIDGE LUTON MK IPSWICH CARDIFF SWANSEA NEWPORT STN OXFORD READING BRISTOL MEDWAY TOWNS BATH SWINDON LHR LONDON EXETER SOUTHAMPTON LGW BOURNEMOUTH HS1 PLYMOUTH PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON TORBAY 11 OOC’s primary aims can all be achieved better, by other means. The Biggest Problem HS2 Government’s insistence that the route OOC predetermines HS2 route through goes via Old Oak Common Chilterns. Why go to OOC? Connection to Crossrail OOC also dictates HS2 ‘Y’ configuration, Connection to LHR preventing interregional links. Boost redevelopment of OOC area Result is that any chosen route thereafter The tail is wagging the dog! goes through the Chiltern AONB with nothing to connect to We have abandoned OOC and offer different and better solutions 12 ‘High speed rail’ is simply new railway that can (if necessary) go faster. Just like motorways. Integration with and connection to the High Speed UK existing network is essential to improve Proposals shorter distance journeys. Integration & connection is more effective in reducing overall journey times than outright speed. 13 Radically alternative approach from HS2. Lower design speed @ 360km/h maximum. High Speed UK Ltd Although we believe the UK needs High Speed Lower operating speed @ 280/320km/h. Rail, it should be less than 400km/h (225 mph) To minimise wear and tear on track and trains Full integration between high speed and and because Britain is a small island We also believe that it should be a network which enhances the existing Inter-City network and does existing, with frequent connections. not stand alone like HS2 So, the HSUK network must connect to the existing Achieves much greater acceleration of entire railway as often as possible either directly or connecting with other services at hubs network than HS2. This will speed up many, many rail journeys overall creating significant modal shift Since nobody seemed to be taking this approach Concentrated upon existing corridors. we decided to do something about it and we are launching HSUK today Avoids Chiltern AONB. Allied but independent Heathrow solution. 14 Reduced journey times? Essential to get people out of cars. Improved Connectivity Defined We need to improve Connectivity of the network as New journey opportunities? 19th century a whole, so let’s define it first Connectivity is the sum of railway doesn’t address 21st century flows. Reduced individual journey times Easy connections with local services? The New journey opportunities Easy connections onto local services system must function as a network. Extra network capacity A more resilient network in the event of disruption Extra network capacity? Essential to The result is reduced overall journey times for more journeys which we define as Improved Connectivity accommodate modal shift. Makes journeys easier and quicker and the result will be significant modal shift Greater resilience? Network must operate at all times to serve public. 15 Essential to understand how existing network functions. HSUK
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