Recent content by chris eaglen

There can be a number of programmes on the MPA sublists which are not optimum value for money. From the responses to phase 2 HS2 and phase 1 medium distance commuting appears to be the requirements into urban areas. Manchester, Brimingham and London and possibly Leeds. HS2 approached the...

The Judicial Reviews are not a side show. The Hybrid Bill may become unacceptable as the method of obtaining enabling powers based on Route 3 as it currently exists. The Rail UK forum members could possibly have created a much more valuable rail route than route 3 and wider in delivery than...

What is a better solution to provide intermodal shifts from road to rail for north south rail infrastructure. If the objective is to provide double stack freight/piggy back trailer/container on rail and duplex carriage lower fare passenger services to provide faster and lower cost services...

Route 3 will be a rolling strip exposing 120K homes and 240K people to dust in a 1Km wide prevailing wind zone. The diversion to avoid Aylesbury of more tunneling across the Vale would reduce these numbers to 80.4K homes and 160.8K people. A reduction and more is possible with further...

There are some clear statutory grounds because HS2 and DFT may have acted outside the powers. Hs2 is not HS1 mark 2 but a narrow but significant departure. It possibly fails to represent the objectives of the EU TEN requirements of intermodal shifts and specified objectives. The 2009/2010...

Quote 2: that HS2 ltd failed to publish a 'Strategic Environmental Assessment' beofre teh consultation as required for policies and programmes impacting on the environment under European law. HS2 did publish an 'Appraisal of Sustainability' before the consultation, which they (and the...

Try the Decision No 661/2010/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 7th July 2010 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast). Also review the 5 directives relevant for TEN-T. HS2 did on iterate the options and the topology/ecology very...

Dear Sir/Madam, Would you please advise if there is any reference work on the noise propagation ranges and levels for the CTRL/HS1 lines for the Eurostars and/or Hitachi trains in any section such as the Medway please. Is there any recent research work on the corridor width say 100m...