Tuesday, 17 September 2019

A smart HS3 timetable?

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First published May 2014, and updated September 2019 Most High Speed routes seem to include only a few stations miles apart from each oth...

Let's integrate HS3 and Crossrail 2

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Updated September 2019 Elsewhere I have argued that HS3 should serve maximum population density . Crossrail 2 gained momentum with the a...
Tuesday, 18 June 2019

HS2 is approved, time to think of HS3

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First posted May 2014; updated August 2015, and June 2019 In 2014 HS2 was approved by a massive majority in Parliament, work is underway...
Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Could HS3 be built by even smarter machines?

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Updated September 2018 The Crossrail tunnelling machines were amazing. I love the idea that, before setting off, each was named after a ...
Sunday, 16 July 2017

HS3 Station design and access

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There's no point in high speed travel if it takes an age to board. So how do we access different types of station: parkway on the outski...
Monday, 2 May 2016

Poor design increases costs

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The Guardian tells us HS2 costs are under review by Sir Jeremy Heywood. I think the design should be scrutinised too. By Cnbrb (Own wor...
Monday, 4 January 2016

Why should HS2 or HS3 terminate in London?

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Updated March 2020 I think high speed railway designers have a fetish for London terminals. St Pancras was refurbished for HS1, and what...
Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Crossrail sets a challenge for HS2 and HS3

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Original post updated with release of HS2 plans Crossrail Place, in the North Dock of Canary Wharf, sets a high standard for railway stat...
Wednesday, 5 August 2015

HS3 could build on Crossrail's fine example

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Crossrail and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have demonstrated first class thinking by using the spoil from tunnelling...
Sunday, 31 August 2014

Smart HS3 build

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The video for  Indiegogo's solar roadways   may be OTT but the idea is excellent. Intelligently designed solar modules robustly link to ...