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25 November 2020 - Journal Publication
The hybrid Bill for the first phase of the UK's High Speed Two high-speed railway (London to West Midlands) was submitted in November 2013. This paper outlines the general principles…
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25 November 2020 - Journal Publication
High Speed Two (HS2) will be the new backbone of the UK rail network, connecting eight out of ten of the largest cities. Cities are drivers of economic growth, but…
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25 November 2020 - Journal Publication
High Speed 2 (HS2) will be the new backbone of Britain's rail network. Phase 1 will be Europe's biggest construction project, creating 230 km of new railway, and will provide significant…
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12 October 2020 - Technical Paper
Birmingham Curzon Street Station is the planned new northern terminus for Phase One of High Speed Two (HS2), located in the city centre of Birmingham. The Curzon Street Station roof…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This paper shares experience of technical evidence production as part of the High Speed Two (HS2) Phase 2a project, which led to successful outcomes for the Promoter at House of…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This paper discusses the implementation of the Historic Environment Research and Delivery Strategy (HERDS) for High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One, London to Birmingham. It discusses the question-led approach to…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Resource efficiency, regarding waste minimisation and material re-use, is central to infrastructure construction for both environmental and financial sustainability, especially given the sheer scale of such projects. Maximising resource efficiency…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The Midland Main Line needs to be remodelled and electrified to accommodate High Speed Two (HS2) train services to Sheffield. This paper addresses how the issue of site surveys, to…
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22 September 2020
This paper outlines the development, functionality and benefits of automating delivery of Design Element Reports on the High Speed Two (HS2) Programme, leading to improved efficiency and consistency. A Design…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The majority of large-scale infrastructure projects are required to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This process enables environmental specialists to identify what resources may be impacted by the proposed…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two (HS2) is delivering a new environmental framework alongside the railway infrastructure; creating landscape plantings sites and new ecological habitats and features in advance of the main construction…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One includes the design and construction of six ventilation shafts in Lot S1 (Canterbury Works and Adelaide Road vent shafts) and in Lot S2 (South…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Noise barriers on high-speed lines have attracted significant attention in recent years due to concerns over performance in use. Lightweight barriers have been damaged by bird strike, train aerodynamic pressures…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This paper describes novel methods and tools used to set up, run and review results from multiple 2D finite element analyses for the High Speed Two (HS2) Euston Scissor Cut,…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
This project is one of the most complex and challenging railway initiatives the United Kingdom has ever undertaken. Tasked with saving the government £500 million in digital efficiencies, HS2 is…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Operational considerations for the High Speed Two (HS2) TBM twin tunnels require cross passage connections and ventilation openings that are critical for not only the safe operation but also for…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Launching tunnel boring machines (TBMs) from a station box or launch shaft is a delicate operation that requires careful planning to maintain safety. Seven TBMs excavate the tunnels on HS2…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Structural fire protection is provided to structures where necesssary to ensure the resilience of the structure in the event of a fire. Loss of material strength at high temperature and…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
At High Speed Two (HS2), sustainability is all about delivering social, environmental and economic benefits through the ambition of building the most sustainable high-speed railway of its kind in the…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Traditionally, geological interpretation is undertaken by manually annotating cross-sections, and updating them when new information becomes available. This is a time-consuming process and goes against the principles of good digital…
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22 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Supply chain partners who are making the switch to low carbon, high efficiency "clean energy" plant and vehicles have been proactively sought out on the High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The HS2 Automated People Mover (APM) provides the link between the new Interchange Station and existing local infrastructure of the NEC, Birmingham International Railway Station and Birmingham Airport. The system…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
A key concern around any construction site is the generation of dust and the short-term nuisance and its long-term health effects. High Speed Two (HS2) aims to avoid emissions associated…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Protected species constraints are an early consideration for nearly every development project, and where impacts cannot be avoided mitigation licensing is a legal requirement. High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd are…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The reburial programme on HS2 Phase One is unprecedented: never has an engineering project been faced with the challenge of such numbers of buried human remains to remove, look after…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two (HS2) Lots C2 and C3 covers a section approximately 80km long between the Chilterns and Warwickshire. To enable construction of these sections, it was identified that a…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
Autodesk Software package InfraWorks is a 3D Infrastructure planning and design tool which is being used to model specific areas of the High Speed Two (HS2) proposed route and the…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The tunnel portal structures to each end of the Chiltern Tunnel are the first example of high-speed rail porous portal structures in the UK. Porous portals exist in other countries…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The Colne Valley Viaduct, a 3.4km structure, will be the longest railway viaduct in the UK and has been designed to meet demanding technical, environmental and operational requirements. A key…
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17 September 2020 - Technical Paper
The Chiltern Tunnel will be the longest tunnel on Phase One of High Speed Two (HS2). As part of the safety systems it is necessary to be able to provide…
