Using High Speed Rail to Achieve Connectivity and IntegrationProf Andrew McNaughton

Government gave go ahead

• 10 Jan Secretary of State announced: Y network: London to

West Midlands with extensions to Manchester and Leeds and spur to Heathrow

London to West Midlands Alignment Development for

Hybrid Bill submission

Hybrid bill for London – West Midlands

• The act will give powers to: Build and operate HS2 Acquire and lease land Alter roads Modify statutory

undertaker’s equipment• Deposit hybrid bill by end of

2013• Royal assent 2015• Construction from 2017• Open 2026

Leeds Manchester and Heathrow

• Options report went to Secretary of State March 2012

• Government decision on proposed route and station options imminent

• Formal consultation 2013/2014

Population Growth

• England

• 2008 52m

• 2033 60m

• 2050 70m

Guidelines Principles – Original Remit• Maximise benefit for the investment• Capacity expansion for long distance

passenger growth• Release existing lines for commuter / freight

growth• Connectivity between major cities• Through running beyond new line• Contribute to mode shift from road and air• Compatibility with HS1 / European HS network• Whole journey integration with connecting

transport modes“A new passenger transport backbone, not a

replica of the existing railway” – Lord Adonis

Initial network• London to

West Midlands 1-24 to 0-49

Manchester 2-08 to 1-13 Leeds 2-15 to 1-20 Scotland 4-20 to 3-30

• Birmingham to Manchester 1-34 to 0-40 Leeds 2-05 to 1-00

• Heathrow to Manchester 1-10 Paris 2-40

London

Manchester

Birmingham

Scotland

Leeds

Heathrow

Newcastle

Demand – led Frequency

• London – West Midlands Core Basic 15 trains per hour + International trains Heathrow trains

• Trains Length Initially 200m with 400 m in

peak Scotland dividing for

Edinburgh and Glasgow Liverpool / Newcastle directly

served

2

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Scotland

Manchester

Liverpool

Birmingham

Leeds

Newcastle

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High Capacity HS Captive Fleet

• Units of 200m (up to 550 seats)• Maximum of 400m / 1100 seats (2 units in

multiple)

Classic Compatible Fleet

• Aka “Eurostar 2”• Same performance on HS2• Ability to run on Network Rail infrastructure• Reduced body cross-section

1st Stage• London to

West Midlands 1-24 to 0-49

Manchester 2-08 to 1-40 Glasgow 4-20

to 4-00

• Birmingham to

Paris 4-30 to 3-00London

Manchester

Birmingham

Glasgow

High Speed Rail is 48 years old

This was St Pancras…

Hakodate

Sapporo

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Nagano

TOKYO

OmiyaTakasaki

NagoyaOsaka

Okayama

Fukushima

Yamagata

Shinjo

Niigata

Akita

Kanazawa

Morioka

Hakata

Nagasaki Yatsushiro

Kagoshima

In operationUnder constructionIn project

Japan

The French Experience

Thalys (Paris-Brussels)

Modal Change

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Planned World HSR Development

Where To Serve – City or Fringe?

HS stations are large!

1070m

City Structure and Functions

Urban Centre

Suburbs

Where people work and play

Where people live and start and finish their day

Metropolis (>~ 5m People)

London - 2 central stations

Euston

Old Oak Common

Old Oak Common

Large City (~ 3m People)

New Central Birmingham Station

West Midlands Interchange Station

• People mover to National Exhibition Centre and the Airport

• ‘Parkway’ feeder for the metropolitan area• Highway connections to trunk network

Smaller City (~1m People) e.g. Kassel

Passenger Experience• Individual journeys• Door to door• Whole systems

starts with information / planning / ticketing

• Assumption set• Safety / security

Time Reliability Ease Convenience Accessibility etc

Whole Journey Time Reduction

Perceived

Valu

e To

User

Origin

Transit

Changing/Waiting

Train

Destination

Transit

This will transform relationships between our

principal cities