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From post #591
At my original posting on the link below, i included a powerpoint of a presentaion by HS2 which showed the area plan in basic detail. Hope this link below works.
original posting (#323)
A current video from 'The Boy' covering Aerial footage where East-West Rail (EWR) meets High Speed 2 (HS2) at Calvert in Buckinghamshire. This upload just a couple of days ago to YouTube.
Another update from out good friend Phil Marsh on his twitter site - @Marshrail
A visit 2 days ago to the interchange area at Calvert. GCR platforms now mostly removed. Much integrated progress to be seen.
Much integrated progress to be seen where HS2 will run under EWR...
Just to bolster Trainee9 update in post 545, here are some pics linked from the Phil Marsh twitter site at @Marshrail
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And a few more from Phil @Marshrail - Hopefully these will answer some of the comments earlier on the track laying machine workings, these from around the...
One track is down through the station to the end of the viaduct. The second track is due down shortly again to the end of the viaduct. Apparently the story I was given as to why they just for now finished at the end of the viaduct rather than part way, was that, if there was a run through it...
A few interesting snap shots from Richard Crouch on his twitter site (Link) - update on Winslow station
https://twitter.com/i/status/1485218513883209735
Its been quiet on here for a while, so here are some photos from Bletchley posted by Rugd1022 on the RM Web (Page 90)
At least progress is being made on preparation for the second track.
The attached PDF (now appearing at the bottom of this post) is from a on-line presenation from HS2 in July this year about what is happening at Calvert/Claydon and shows also the interconnections between HS2 depot and EWR and the new passenger loop. Line maintenance trains will be able to...
Pictures from the the Phil March Twitter site @Marshrail
The route of HS2 where EWR intersects in the Claydon/Calvert area today, its good to finally see some pictures of this area and the development work going on.
Photo 1 - Looking towards Oxford from the intersection of HS2/EWR at Claydon...
Two links below showing a new picture of work going on at Winslow Station plus a bit of write up.
Work at Winslow reported by volkerfitzpatrick
Work at Winslow reported in Rail Business Daily
Reported via another forum - NetworkRail that Track Renewal Work on the Bletchley Flyover between...
Some photo's of track work on Phil Marsh's twitter site. Things are beginning to move
Click link above - Hope it works
A few more pictures of track work around Bletchley vis Phil March's twitter site
Click on the link above.
New video published - East West Rail: Phase 2 design & construction of track formation - Tim Mead and Hanna
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Another video released today covering the current build status of the road bridge construction at Launton, Bicester, Oxfordshire 04-Dec-2021 - Thanks to Mike Plowman
OOP's Sorry I did mean IMD. Here is the document of interest below (its not marked confidential/restricted). I asked a question as coverage of the EWR line is fantastic with really good input from several people, but an area on the line that has the potential of impacting the EWR time scales...
Here are a few interesting updates as posted via other forums that may have been missed by the group here:
Waddon Road Bridge
More pictures from RM web source
Handover from Constrction to track team 10 Nov
Rails laid ready for track installation at Bletchley 19 November
Video from Youtube...
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