HS2 Colne Valley Western Slopes

Exploring the southern perimeter of the 'western slopes'.
Significant mounds of chalk material from the tunnelling operations still remain for landscaping the southern side of the rail alignment-not sure if any has been done so far..

[@DaveFiggley]

Excellent footage as ever, QM. Yeah, that's a huge amount of chalk piled up to the south possibly in readiness to landscape the construction site when it is decommissioned. I don't suppose the tunnel segment factory will be there for much longer.
It's a small detail but I'm impressed with what they've achieved with the Tilehouse Lane realignment. They could have just laid a strip of tarmac through what was, basically, an open field. With the banking each side, a brand new road already has the appearance of having been there for decades if not centuries. Keep 'em coming 👍

[@stevetony6876]

Thanks Dave. 👍 From the outside it looks like a lot of effort has gone into to planning for the non-rail stuff..It’ll be nice when this area opens again to the public in a couple of years time or so!

[@PetertheRock.]

Extraordinary lots of mystery mounds! Will they be wooded?

[@stevetony6876]

Hi Peter, up and down the line mounds seem to be a feature of the project! The images I’ve seen is there will be some small wooded areas in this area and around the portal.