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HS2 Northern Branches Discussion

I'm not sure about Brown Edge but it would be very expensive to tunnel through Mow Cop, we're talking about really hard gritstone. I'm pretty sure the original specification only indicated a mile or so of tunnel between Lichfield and SW Manchester. That wouldn't be remotely possible if it...
- Phlebas
- Post #467
- 27 Jan 2013
- Forum: Infrastructure & Stations
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HS2 Northern Branches Discussion

It is presumably a south facing spur. So you can travel to/from the south via HS2 but not northwards. ie London - Manchester trains will bypass Crewe whereas CC trains to/from Liverpool etc will be HS2 to Crewe then WCML.
- Phlebas
- Post #437
- 26 Jan 2013
- Forum: Infrastructure & Stations

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