HS2 Construction - Long Itchington Wood Tunnel Portal - 2020-10-26

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  • Filmed on 26th October 2020.
    For the ongoing work in the area of the south portal (near Southam) see:
    • HS2 Construction - Sou...
    The full 'set' of HS2 Construction videos:
    / @markthrushton
    © 2020

Komentáře • 40

  • @jermainetrainallen6416
    @jermainetrainallen6416 Před 3 lety +16

    Wow. There is so much progress on the portal now. It looks great. Thanks for the video

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety +5

      Surprisingly I haven't heard anything about TBMs for this site yet; only for the Chiltern tunnel.

    • @Yeti_SploofZ
      @Yeti_SploofZ Před 3 lety +1

      Hs2 is a joke its completely destroying our wildlife and it just cut down trees which children are berried under

    • @jermainetrainallen6416
      @jermainetrainallen6416 Před 3 lety

      @@Yeti_SploofZ They haven't cut down any trees where children are buried. If you are talking about that memorial, it will be put back in place after the line is built

    • @Yeti_SploofZ
      @Yeti_SploofZ Před 3 lety +1

      @@jermainetrainallen6416 dude there was news articles about it. Hs2 Is a huge mess and shouldnt happen its ruining wildlife areas

    • @georgesimpson5515
      @georgesimpson5515 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Yeti_SploofZ nah i was talking to a badger yesterday he said all his mates are loving the new homes, he said there were very spacious and modern and enjoyed the central heating.

  • @RedKnight-fn6jr
    @RedKnight-fn6jr Před 3 lety +4

    Is 'Ufton Wood' (as per OSM) an alternative name for Long Itchington Wood?

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety +2

      The OS 'Explorer' map I have shows half of the wood is named Ufton Wood, and the other half (under which the tunnel will be bored) is named Long Itchington Wood - and HS2 Ltd uses this name.

  • @frasermitchell9183
    @frasermitchell9183 Před 3 lety +1

    From Fraser Mitchell, husband of Leslie
    This tunnel is partly bored and partly cut-and-cover. The 1:10000 plan shows some sort of construction at the north end just before the actual tunnel bores, plus the cutting immediately before the tunnels is very wide so tunnel portal buildings can be constructed. What these are for is not stated on the plans.
    See here for the detail of the north end: -
    assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/532883/C223-CSI-CV-DPP-030-000003-FPD.pdf

  • @wesleyjohnclarke7657
    @wesleyjohnclarke7657 Před 3 lety

    in which direction is the tunnel going

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety +1

      Trains entering the tunnel at this point will be heading south, towards London.

  • @bigupyourself
    @bigupyourself Před 3 lety

    Seems quite big for two portals..

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety

      But not as large as the construction area for the Chiltern tunnel portals. See czcams.com/video/VbbySu81ztA/video.html

  • @wertrocks123
    @wertrocks123 Před 3 lety

    Am I correct in thinking that boring commences in May?

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety +2

      HS2 Ltd says:
      "We expect the first ‘drive’ of the TBM to begin in the summer/autumn of 2021. BBV will bore two tunnels under Long Itchington Wood, emerging near the A452 and Dallas Burston Polo Club. The final breakthrough of the TBM is anticipated to be during autumn of 2022."
      Quote from:
      s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/commonplace-customer-assets/hs2inwarwicks/N1%20south_HS2%20Update%20AutumnWinter_Final.pdf

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety +1

      Also:
      "Two tunnels will be excavated beneath Long Itchington wood as part of the main construction works. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) will be delivered to site and assembled at the north end of the tunnel. Once the first bore is complete, the TBM is dismantled at the southern end and taken back to the northern entrance to be reassembled. Work to construct the second bore then begins. Construction of the twin bored Itchington Wood tunnel is expected to take 18 months to complete."
      Quote from:
      s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/commonplace-customer-files/hs2inwarwicks/Newsletter%20N1%20south%20autumn%202018%20V2.pdf

    • @wertrocks123
      @wertrocks123 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MarkThrushton Brilliant, thanks for the info

  • @chrisstubbings6594
    @chrisstubbings6594 Před 3 lety

    What's happening with the grand union canal ??

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety

      The line will cross the Grand Union Canal on a bridge (known as 'Longhole Viaduct').
      See the plan here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/532883/C223-CSI-CV-DPP-030-000003-FPD.pdf

    • @chrisstubbings6594
      @chrisstubbings6594 Před 3 lety

      @@MarkThrushton Thank you, How high is this going to be?

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety

      I found a PDF which says: "The proposed Longhole Viaduct will be approximately 140m in length, followed by an embankment up to 9.5m in height"

    • @MarkThrushton
      @MarkThrushton  Před 3 lety

      See also:
      www.fraw.org.uk/photo_journal/hs2/008-longhole_bridge.shtml

  • @chobson8602
    @chobson8602 Před 3 lety +2

    evil stop it now!!!!!!!

  • @Yeti_SploofZ
    @Yeti_SploofZ Před 3 lety +5

    I cant believe all the people who want this train line its absolute poo they are cutting trees down all the time they cut down trees which children where buried under and they've cut down the best tree of the year award tree they've cut down ancient woodland and all that just for a 30 minute quicker travel
    If you disagree with me your a horrible person

    • @kieransharp18
      @kieransharp18 Před 3 lety +1

      For me a 40 min improvement is not worth the money, for me it only makes sense because the wcml is at capacity and moving the high speed trains onto hs2 could free up loads of space on the wcml

    • @Yeti_SploofZ
      @Yeti_SploofZ Před 3 lety +1

      @@kieransharp18 but there still destroying ancient Woodlands and wildlife areas

    • @routemaster3877
      @routemaster3877 Před 3 lety

      HS2 will pant more tres than they destroy though

    • @Yeti_SploofZ
      @Yeti_SploofZ Před 3 lety

      @@routemaster3877 yes but quite a few animals will go extinct if they carry on

    • @routemaster3877
      @routemaster3877 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Yeti_SploofZ alot more animals with extinct if we continue to burn fossil fuels at the current rate, one of the best ways to reduce co2 emotions is within electric railways