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URL:https://rchs.org.uk/events/the-development-of-hs2-ray-shill/
SUMMARY:The Development of HS2   (Ray Shill)
DESCRIPTION:Ray’s talk will follow the history of the project from incept
 ion to the present-day\, considering examples of work carried out as well 
 as abandoned aspects such as the extensions to Leeds and Manchester.  In 
 2026 there has been significant progress with the infrastructure and plans
  are now being made for laying track and testing on a trial section. A fea
 ture of the work has been the use of road contractors’ vehicles and the
  making of temporary roads to assist construction - a system similar to mo
 torway construction and very unlike the old method of employing contractor
 s’ railways. The more expensive mode of construction adopted for HS2 is
  a core element in this talk\, as are the political decisions that have af
 fected what is now being built.
CATEGORIES:West Midlands
LOCATION:The Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingha
 m\, West Midlands\, B3 3BS\, England
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