73-452: Thomas Garnett (21 April 1766 – 28 June 1802) was an English physician and natural philosopher. Garnett was born on 21 April 1766 at Casterton in Westmoreland , where his father had a small landed property. After attending Sedbergh School , he was at fifteen articled at his own request to John Dawson (surgeon) of Sedbergh, Yorkshire, who was a surgeon and mathematician. Garnett obtained
146-657: A spur to Birmingham . HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway after High Speed 1 , which connects London to the Channel Tunnel . London and Birmingham will be served directly by new high speed track, and services to Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester will use a mix of new high speed track and the existing West Coast Main Line . The majority of the project is planned to be completed by 2033. The new track will be built between London Euston and Handsacre, near Lichfield in southern Staffordshire, where
219-552: A 9.8-mile (15.8 km) tunnel under the Chiltern Hills , to emerge near South Heath , northwest of Amersham . The route will roughly parallel the A413 road and the London to Aylesbury Line , to the west of Wendover . This is a green cut-and-cover tunnel under farmland, with soil spread over the final construction in order to reduce visual impact and noise, and allow use of the land above
292-519: A branch to the Midland Main Line north of Derby for trains to continue to Sheffield. The original scheme also included a through station at Toton , between Nottingham and Derby. The HS2 eastern section was largely eliminated, leaving a branch from Coleshill near Birmingham to East Midlands Parkway station, just south of Nottingham and Derby, where the HS2 track would end, with trains continuing north onto
365-402: A combination of eight, originally seven, churches. Casterton has a private 9-hole golf course ; an 18th-century coaching inn , The Pheasant Inn; a bus shelter for the weekly bus; and a phone box . Source: One of the world's bestselling thriller writers, Lee Child , author and creator of Jack Reacher , discovered that his first novel had been accepted by a London literary agent during
438-437: A junction connects to the north-south West Coast Main Line . There will be new stations at Old Oak Common in northwest London; Birmingham Interchange , near Solihull ; and Birmingham city centre . The trains will reach a maximum speed of 360 km/h (225 mph) when operating on HS2 track, dropping to 201 km/h (125 mph) on conventional track. The length of the new line has been reduced substantially since it
511-684: A knowledge of chemistry and physics, and he matriculated at the University of Edinburgh in 1785 with "exceptional scientific knowledge". He was particularly zealous in his attendance on the lectures of Dr. Black and of Dr. John Brown , and he became a disciple of the Brunonian theory . "He avoided," says his anonymous biographer, "almost all society, and it is said he never allowed himself at this period more than four hours sleep per day. He graduated in 1788, completed his medical education in London, and, returning for
584-455: A new high-speed railway will be more cost-effective and less disruptive than upgrading the existing conventional rail network. The DfT has forecast that improved connectivity will have a positive economic impact, and that favourable journey times and ample capacity will generate a modal shift from air and road to rail. On 21 August 2019, the DfT ordered an independent review of the project. The review
657-650: A new museum quarter, with the original station building becoming a new museum of photography, fronting onto a new Curzon Square, which will also be home to Ikon 2 , a museum of contemporary art. Clearing the site for construction commenced in December 2018. Grimshaw Architects received planning permission for three applications in April 2020. The new station is expected to have a zero-carbon rating and over 2,800 square metres (30,000 sq ft) of solar panels. The plan makes provision for HS2 service passenger interchanges to
730-544: A population of 500, decreasing at the 2011 census to 425. The parish is bounded by Kirkby Lonsdale , Barbon , Dent , Leck and Burrow-with-Burrow , and lies just inside the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park : much of the Three Counties System , the longest explored natural cave system in the country, lies beneath it. The western boundary, towards Kirkby Lonsdale, is formed by
803-679: A pub quiz at the Pheasant Inn in Casterton. In 1994, Jim Grant was a television executive, recently made redundant from Granada Television in Manchester , when he decided, out of financial necessity, to become a thriller writer. He was living at 10 Abbotsgate, just off Mitchelgate, in Kirkby Lonsdale , at the time -- his daughter Ruth was a pupil at the Queen Elizabeth School . He chose
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#1732916557928876-609: A review by the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition , a route was proposed, subject to public consultation, based on a Y-shaped route from London to Birmingham with branches to Leeds and Manchester , as originally put forward by the previous Labour government, with alterations designed to minimise the visual, noise, and other environmental impacts of the line. In January 2012, the Secretary of State for Transport announced that HS2 would go ahead in two phases and
949-657: A short time to his parents and wrote his treatise on optics for the Encyclopædia Britannica . In 1790 he practiced in Bradford and in the following year in Knaresborough and Harrogate. He published the first scientific analysis of the Harrogate waters and several schemes for the benefit of the inhabitants of Knaresborough". Lord Rosslyn built him a house at Harrogate , but his success did not answer his expectations, and he
1022-564: A tunnel bored under Long Itchington Wood, the route will pass through rural areas between Kenilworth and Coventry , crossing the A46 to enter the West Midlands. Birmingham Interchange Station will be on the outskirts of Solihull , close to the strategic road network, including the M42 , M6 , M6 toll , and A45 . These roads will be crossed on viaducts. The station is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and
1095-512: Is immediately adjacent to Moor Street station , and approximately 400 metres (0.25 mi) northeast of New Street station , which is separated from Curzon and Moor streets by the Bull Ring . Passenger interchange with Moor Street would be at street level, across Moor Street Queensway; interchange with New Street would be via a pedestrian walkway between Moor Street and New Street (opened in 2013). In September 2018, one of Birmingham's oldest pubs,
1168-609: Is the shortest on the route and will take passengers underneath an ancient woodland. The Bromford tunnel will take trains into Birmingham city centre . In April 2023, HS2 announced that work on the Euston tunnels linking Old Oak Common to Euston was being deferred and that tunnel-boring had been rescheduled to start in summer 2025. In October 2023, the Government announced that any Euston terminus would not be government-funded. However, in May 2024,
1241-604: The Elizabeth Line and Great Western Line . The plan makes provision for HS2 service passenger interchanges on foot to the West Coast main Line and London Underground ("Tube") services via the adjacent Euston tube station and Euston square tube station . The West Midlands Metro , a tram service, is to serve Curzon Street, providing access to onward services from Birmingham Snow Hill , Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton . There are five twin-bore tunnel sections on
1314-570: The Fox and Grapes , was demolished to make way for the new developments. The West Midlands Metro will be extended to serve the station. Development planning for the Fazeley Street quarter of Birmingham has changed as a result of HS2. Prior to the announcement of the HS2 station, Birmingham City University had planned to build a new campus in Eastside . The proposed Eastside development will now include
1387-951: The Masonic Lodge in Warrington, Cheshire ; though not being a member, he was accepted as such so is supposed to have become a Freemason while in Scotland. He obtained great success at Glasgow, both as lecturer and physician, and in 1798 undertook the tour in the highlands of which his account was published in 1800. It is too diffuse, but was a valuable work in its day, and is interesting even now as an index to subsequent changes.. He founded Garnethill Observatory in 1810 in Glasgow's Blythswood Hill district, on land named after him by developer William Harley . On 25 Dec. 1798 his wife died giving birth to his daughter, Catherine Grace , and he never recovered from this. His depression prevented him from carrying out
1460-623: The North London line and Hythe Road on the West London line . Birmingham Interchange will be a through station situated in suburban Solihull, within a triangle of land enclosed by the M42 , A45 , and A452 highways. A people mover with a capacity of over 2,100 passengers per hour in each direction will connect the station to the National Exhibition Centre , Birmingham Airport , and
1533-540: The South East , as HS2 will reduce travel times from London to Birmingham Airport to under 40 minutes. Birmingham Curzon Street will be the terminal station at the end of a branch that connects to the HS2 spine via a junction at Coleshill . A station of the same name existed on the Curzon Street site between 1838 and 1966; the surviving Grade I listed station building will be retained and renovated. The site
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#17329165579281606-552: The Water Orton rail corridor, the Birmingham to Derby line through Castle Bromwich , and through a tunnel past Bromford . A key feature of the HS2 proposals is that the new high-speed track will be connected to the existing West Coast Main Line track at Handsacre, north of Birmingham, taking trains north on the existing track. This is the only connection between the new and existing track. This connection allows HS2 services to serve
1679-546: The taxi rank at Euston was moved to a temporary site at the front of the station so that demolition of the One Euston Square and Grant Thornton House tower blocks could commence. The demolition period was scheduled to last ten months. In June 2020, workers finished the demolition of the western ramp and canopy of the station. This part of the station had housed the parcels depot, which fell into disuse after parcel traffic shifted to being serviced by road. In March 2023,
1752-469: The Conservative Party conference that Phase 2 would be abandoned. The cancellation left a new high-speed track from London to Handsacre , northeast of Birmingham, with a branch to central Birmingham. The construction of Euston station would depend on private sector funding: if funding were to be secured for the station access tunnel, construction would be the responsibility of HS2 Ltd. Euston station
1825-407: The Government was reportedly prepared to pay the upfront tunnelling cost of around £1bn to avoid further costly delays to the project. It would then recoup costs from the wider development of the Euston station site. The Northolt tunnels are being constructed with four TBMs; two tunnelling West to East and two tunnelling East to West, with the plan to meet in the middle. TBM Sushila and Caroline ,
1898-711: The HS2 eastern leg. The London to Sheffield service will remain on the Midland Main Line, equalling the proposed original HS2 journey times. The integrated Rail Plan proposed a study to determine the best method for HS2 trains to reach Leeds. In June 2022, the Golborne spur was removed from the Crewe-to-Manchester Parliamentary Bill. Without this link, trains to Scotland would join the existing West Coast Main Line further south at Crewe, instead of south of Wigan . The Department of Transport stated that
1971-552: The Marylebone Dispensary where he worked. A subscription was raised, and his Royal Institution lectures were published for the benefit of his two infant daughters, one of whom was to be the poet Mrs. Catherine Grace Godwin . Garnett was buried in St James's Burial Ground, Euston, London (later St James's Gardens, adjacent to Euston Station ). His gravestone and coffin plate were recovered during an archaeological excavation at
2044-477: The Midland Main Line to serve the existing stations at Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield, and Sheffield. HS2 trains would serve the centres of Nottingham and Derby, unlike in the previous proposal. Upgrades to the East Coast Main Line were proposed to offer time improvements on the London to Leeds and Newcastle routes. Services from Birmingham to Leeds and Newcastle were planned to use the remaining section of
2117-588: The National Exhibition Centre. North of the station west of Coleshill there will be a complex triangular branch junction, with six tracks at one section, will link the HS2 Birmingham city centre spur with the main spine. The spine continues north from the branch to the northerly limit of the high speed track which is a connection onto the WCML at Handsacre. The Birmingham city centre spur will be routed along
2190-753: The Phase 2b route, was introduced in July 2017. Phase 2a received royal assent in February 2021. The High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill for Phase 2b was paused under the Sunak ministry . One of the stated aims of the project is to increase the capacity of the railway network. It is envisaged that the introduction of HS2 will free up space on existing railway lines by removing a number of express services, thus allowing additional local train services to accommodate increased passenger numbers. Network Rail considers that constructing
2263-591: The United Kingdom with the opening of the first part of High Speed 1 (HS1), then known as the 67-mile-long (108 km) Channel Tunnel Rail Link between London and the Channel Tunnel . In 2009, the Department for Transport (DfT) under the Labour government proposed to assess the case for a second high-speed line, which was to be developed by a new company, High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd). In December 2010, following
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2336-510: The WCML outside the village of Handsacre north of Lichfield in Staffordshire . There will be a branch to a new station at Birmingham Curzon Street . There will also be new stations at Old Oak Common , in northwest London, and Birmingham Interchange , near Solihull . The section between Old Oak Common and the West Midlands is scheduled to open around 2030, with the link to Euston following between 2031 and 2035. The high speed track, including
2409-743: The West Coast Main Line. The route to the north begins at Euston station in London, entering a twin-bore tunnel near the Mornington Street Bridge at the station's throat. After continuing through to the Old Oak Common station, trains proceed through a second, 8-mile (13 km) tunnel, emerging at its northwestern portal. The line crosses the Colne Valley Regional Park on the Colne Valley Viaduct and then enters
2482-536: The West Midlands , held talks to "revive the high speed rail project with private investment" after meeting private investors, Mark Harper ( Secretary of State for Transport ), and Huw Merriman ( Minister of State for Rail and HS2 ). Harper said that he was considering the plans with an "open mind". Burnham told the Transport Select Committee of the House of Commons that the gist of the plans were to revive
2555-451: The adjacent Euston Square tube station , which serves the Circle , Hammersmith & City , and Metropolitan lines. The government announced that this aspect of the project would only commence if the private sector were to agree funding. Old Oak Common station, between Paddington and Acton Main Line station, is under construction and scheduled to be completed before Euston. It will be
2628-585: The branch to Birmingham, is 225 kilometres (140 mi) long. It is flanked by the WCML and the Chiltern Line . Upon opening, HS2 and West Coast Main Line compatible trains will operate from London, reaching Birmingham in 49 minutes and Birmingham Interchange in 38 minutes. Trains will journey to other destinations on a mix of HS2 and conventional track. Journeys to Liverpool will take 1 hour 50 minutes, to Glasgow 4 hours, and to Manchester 1 hour 40 minutes. Trains will progress on HS2 track to Handsacre, then use
2701-519: The cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow on a mix of new high-speed track and the existing West Coast Main Line. Purpose-built trains will be capable of operating on new and existing tracks. High Speed 2 is to share a southern terminus with the West Coast Main Line at London Euston. Euston is to be remodelled to integrate the new HS2 platforms and concourse with the current conventional rail station. There will be an improved connection to
2774-406: The construction of Phase 1 is worth roughly £6.6 billion, with preparation including over 8,000 boreholes for ground investigation. In October 2018, demolition began on the former carriage sheds at Euston station . This will allow the start of construction at the throat of the station at Mornington Street Bridge, and twin-bore 8-mile (13 km) tunnels to West Ruislip . In January 2019,
2847-516: The country, under the title Network North . The locations of these projects would range from southern Scotland to Plymouth . Money would be distributed in the North, Midlands and South of England according to where the reduction of costs (not benefits) will lie. Around 30 per cent of the cost savings would be spent on railway projects. After it was found that the list of projects included schemes that had already been built or were swiftly deleted, Sunak said
2920-517: The existing Birmingham International railway station . The AirRail Link people-mover already operates between Birmingham International station and the airport. In addition, there is a proposal to extend the West Midlands Metro to serve the station. In 2010, Birmingham Airport's chief executive, Paul Kehoe, stated that HS2 is a key element in increasing the number of flights using the airport, with added patronage by inhabitants of London and
2993-535: The first two of the four TBMs to be used, were launched from the West Ruislip portal in October 2022. The third launched in February 2024 and the fourth followed in April 2024, with the all the tunnels planned to be finished in 2025. The 10-mile (16 km) Chiltern tunnels was scheduled to take three years to dig, using two 2,000-tonne (2,000-long-ton; 2,200-short-ton) tunnel boring machines (TBM). In July 2020, work
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3066-488: The former 18th and 19th century burial ground, in the preparatory phases of work for the new HS2 rail line. The burial ground was used by the parish of St James's Piccadilly , off the Hampstead Road. Garnett was a most amiable man, who fell a victim to the susceptibility of his character and the strength of his affections. Diffident of his own powers, he was enthusiastic for the discoveries and ideas of others. He had not
3139-454: The genius of discovery himself, but was observant and sagacious. A passage in his Highland Tour (i. 89) anticipates the modern theory of a quasi- intelligence in plants . Attribution: Casterton, Cumbria Casterton is a small village and civil parish close to Kirkby Lonsdale on the River Lune in the south east corner of Cumbria , England. In the 2001 census the parish had
3212-482: The government postponed works on Euston station, saying that this was necessary to "manage inflationary pressures and work on an affordable design for the station". Delivery of services between Birmingham and Old Oak Common would instead be prioritised, with the Elizabeth line providing passenger transfer between Old Oak Common and central London until at least 2035, the earliest time at which Euston would be available under
3285-505: The government was considering the recommendations of the Union Connectivity Review, which gave alternatives such as a more northerly HS2 connection to the West Coast Main Line than Golborne and upgrades to the West Coast Main Line from Crewe to Preston . The Department of Transport will publish its response subject to the funding allocated in the integrated Rail Plan. In October 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced at
3358-565: The important post of professor of natural philosophy and chemistry at the Royal Institution, to which he was appointed in October 1799. It is further hinted that he incurred the dislike of Benjamin Thompson , Count Rumford, the presiding genius of the institution. It is unnecessary, however, to seek any other cause than the inadequacy of his lectures to the demands of a popular assemblage. Those, at least, which were published after his death under
3431-403: The legislative process would be achieved through two hybrid bills . The High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 , authorising the construction of Phase 1, passed both Houses of Parliament and received Royal Assent in February 2017. A Phase 2a High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill , seeking the power to construct Phase 2 as far as Crewe and to make decisions on the remainder of
3504-416: The list was intended to provide illustrative examples. In January 2024, opposition leader Keir Starmer said it would not be possible for any future Labour government to reinstate Phase 2, since contracts would have been cancelled. This was confirmed in April 2024 by Louise Haigh , the shadow transport minister. In January 2024, Andy Burnham , Mayor of Greater Manchester , and Andy Street , Mayor of
3577-457: The mayors concluded in March 2024 that the best option would be a new line between Handsacre and Manchester Airport , to meet Northern Powerhouse Rail. The cost could be covered by a combination of government funding and private finance. HS2 parallels the West Coast Main Line (WCML), merging with the WCML at Handsacre. The line will be between Euston railway station in London and a junction with
3650-451: The name 'Lee Child' as a pseudonym because it was short and would slip alphabetically between Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie on bookstore shelves. He began writing his first novel with a modern knight errant as his hero, but he didn't have a name for his character. Grant came up with the name 'Reacher' on a shopping trip to Asda supermarket in Kendal . Grant's favoured watering hole
3723-562: The new plans. The Colne Valley Viaduct is a 2.1-mile (3.4 km)-long bridge to carry the line over the Colne Valley Regional Park in Hillingdon , West London. The viaduct is situated between the Northolt and Chiltern tunnels. The bridge-building machine was launched in May 2022, signalling the start of construction. The final deck segment was put into place in September 2024. The viaduct
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#17329165579283796-537: The part of Phase 2 between Handsacre and High Legh in Cheshire; trains would then proceed on Northern Powerhouse Rail to Manchester Piccadilly . Burnham said the cost could be "considerably less" than earlier plans if the maximum speed of trains was reduced. The Phase 2b Bill remains in the House of Commons but the Committee paused its work after the October 2023 announcement. A provisional report commissioned by
3869-639: The present site in 1833. The Brontë sisters attended the Clergy Daughters' School on its original site and Lowood school in Jane Eyre is based on it. The village Church of Holy Trinity , was also built under Carus-Wilson and was consecrated on 5 October 1833 by the Bishop of Chester . It was enlarged in 1865 and restored in 1891, and is at present run as part of the 'Rainbow Parish' based in Kirkby Lonsdale,
3942-540: The programme to be". This report was clarified to mean following the cancellation of Phase 2. On 18 November 2021, the government's delayed Integrated Rail Plan was published. The plan significantly affected parts of the HS2 programme, including curtailing much of the eastern leg. Under the original proposal for the eastern leg, the high-speed line would have been built with a link to the East Coast Main Line south of York for trains to continue to Newcastle. A branch would take trains into Leeds. There would also have been
4015-471: The project was progressively cut until only the London to Handsacre and Birmingham section remained. The project has both supporters and opponents . Supporters of HS2 believe that the additional capacity provided will accommodate passenger numbers rising to pre- COVID-19 levels while driving a further modal shift to rail. Opponents believe that the project is neither environmentally nor financially sustainable. In 2003, modern high-speed rail arrived in
4088-537: The rail network—was still valid, and that no "shovel-ready" interventions existed that could be deployed within the timeframe of the project. As a consequence, Oakervee recommended that the project go ahead as planned, subject to a series of further recommendations. After concluding that the project should proceed, the review recommended a further review of HS2 that would be undertaken by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and would concentrate on reducing costs and over-specification. On 15 April 2020, formal approval
4161-448: The river and has one of the finest medieval bridges in the country, one of those known as Devil's Bridge and a local landmark . The village is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from junction 36 (Kendal and the Lakes exit) of the M6 motorway , near the intersection of the A65 Kendal to Leeds road, and the A683 which runs up the Lune valley from the port of Heysham to the market town of Kirkby Stephen . The name of
4234-408: The route from London to Birmingham. The Euston tunnel will take passengers from Euston station to Old Oak Common station . The Northolt tunnel will cover the area between Old Oak Common and the Colne Valley Viaduct in West Ruislip. The Chiltern tunnel will be the longest tunnel on the route and will travel 10 miles (16 km) underneath the Chiltern Hills . The Long Itchington Wood tunnel
4307-465: The second bore in November 2022, and finished it in March 2023. The Bromford tunnels from Water Orton in North Warwickshire to Birmingham are being bored by TBMs Mary Ann and Elizabeth. Mary Ann started tunnelling in June 2023 and will finish in 2024, while Elizabeth started in March 2024 and will finish in Autumn 2025. The main stages of construction officially began on 4 September 2020, following previous delays. The civil engineering aspect of
4380-415: The speed of trains and their frequency, and general cost-cutting predominately affecting Phase 2b, would be assessed. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee , in a January 2024 report, in relation to the revised planned route, stated that: "HS2 now offers very poor value for money to the taxpayer, and the Department [for Transport] and HS2 Ltd do not yet know what it expects the final benefits of
4453-402: The temporary London terminus of HS2 until Euston is completed. There will be connections with the Elizabeth Line , Heathrow Express to Heathrow Airport , and the Great Western Main Line to Reading , South West England , and South Wales . Old Oak Common railway station will also be connected, via out of station interchanges , with London Overground stations at Old Oak Common Lane on
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#17329165579284526-433: The title of Zoonomia, or the Laws of Animal Life (1804), though full of knowledge and exceedingly clear in style, are too technical for a popular audience. His north-country accent was against him, and ill-health rendered his delivery inanimate. After lecturing for two seasons he resigned, and commenced medical practice in London. He was beginning to meet with success when he died, 28 June 1802, of typhus fever contracted at
4599-458: The tunnels for agriculture. After passing west of Aylesbury , the route will pass through the corridor of the former Great Central Main Line , joining the alignment north of Quainton Road to travel through rural Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire up to Mixbury , south of Brackley , from where it will cross the A43 and open countryside through South Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, passing immediately south of Southam . After progressing through
4672-412: The village before its closure under the Beeching axe in the mid-1960s. The largest buildings in the village are at Casterton School , a private girls' school. The school was founded in 1820 by William Carus-Wilson as a school for servants and teachers. Carus-Wilson also founded the Clergy Daughters' School three years later at Cowan Bridge , Burrow-with-Burrow . The two schools were amalgamated on
4745-409: The village hints at a Roman camp , though no evidence of that has been found, but the major Roman Ribchester to Carlisle road runs to the east of the village and a cross-stone was ploughed up and reerected in the 19th century. A stone circle can be seen to the east, on top of a ridge on the flanks of Brownthwaite Pike. The Ingleton Branch Line of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway ran through
4818-410: Was chaired by Douglas Oakervee , a British civil engineer , who had been HS2's non-executive chairman for nearly two years. The review was published by the DfT on 11 February 2020, alongside a statement from the Prime Minister confirming that HS2 would go ahead in full, with reservations. Oakervee's conclusions were that the original rationale for High Speed 2—to provide capacity and reliability on
4891-400: Was completed on a 17-metre (56 ft)-high headwall at the southern portal of the twin-bore tunnel. The tunnels are lined with concrete that is cast in sections at a purpose-built facility at the southern portal; the first sections were cast in March 2021. Tunnelling began in May 2021, with TBM Florence , moving at a speed of up to 15 m (49 ft) per day. The second TBM, Cecilia ,
4964-447: Was first announced in 2013. It was originally to split into eastern and western branches north of Birmingham Interchange; the eastern branch would have connected to the Midland Main Line and East Coast Main Line , with a branch to a terminus in Leeds , and the western branch would have had connections to the West Coast Main Line at Crewe and south of Wigan, and a branch to a terminus in Manchester . Between November 2021 and October 2023
5037-518: Was given to construction companies to start work on the project. In July 2023 the Infrastructure Projects Authority annual report gave Phases 1 and 2A project a "red" rating , meaning "Successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable. There are major issues with project definition, schedule, budget, quality and/or benefits delivery, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable. The project may need re-scoping and/or its overall viability reassessed." Measures such as reducing
5110-410: Was initially proposed to have 11 platforms to accommodate HS2 trains. There is a reduction to six platforms, as a proposal from October 2023 will cap the throughput to 9–11 trains per hour, rather than the 18 of which the HS2 track would otherwise be capable. Sunak said the £36 billion saved by not building the northern leg of HS2 would instead be spent on roads, buses, and railways in every region of
5183-419: Was launched in July 2021. Florence, the first of two TBMs, completed tunnelling and broke through in late February 2024, and in March 2024, the second TBM, Cecilia, completed tunnelling. In December 2021, TBM Dorothy was launched, tunnelling under Long Itchington Wood. It completed the first bore in July 2022, and was returned to its initial position to complete the second, parallel bore. Dorothy started
5256-631: Was meditating emigration to America when he succumbed to the attractions of Catharine Grace Cleveland, whom he had received as a boarder into his house. They were married in March 1795, and as he was in Liverpool endeavouring to arrange for a passage to America a casual invitation to deliver lectures on natural philosophy changed the current of his life. The success of the course, which was repeated at Manchester and other places, brought him an invitation to become professor at Anderson's Institution at Glasgow. During this period, in October 1796 he also lectured at
5329-657: Was the Snooty Fox in the centre of Kirkby Lonsdale. Once a week he, his American wife Jane and friends would form a team in the pub quiz at the Pheasant Inn at nearby Casterton. It was at the Pheasant that he received an enthusiastic phone call from a London literary agent on Thursday, 7 December 1995. High Speed 2 High Speed 2 ( HS2 ) is a high-speed railway which is under construction in England. The line will run between Handsacre , in southern Staffordshire , and London, with
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