It is difficult to see the contours of the land from the air and also the ground conditions. There is also a huge amount of earthworks being carried out for landscaping and for noise abatement.
Karl, thank you for the excellent video's that you post, as a railway supporter i fully understand the need for HS2 and its purpose to relieve the load on the west coast mainline. What i cannot understand is the shear amount of wasted money buying up all the land to build haul roads and work sites that have caused such distress to locals when if they had built it in the way that railways were traditionally built and used the track behind them to move all the material then these haul roads are unnecessary. How much was spent building that concrete production plant at Denham that is now being sent for scrap. Plus the fact they are not working three shifts on most of the above ground sites and even during the day, you virtually never see workmen actually doing anything. With what they are spending, this should be opening in 2026 or 2027 instead of 2035 as the current target
@cmclewee9518 I appreciate your point about the haul roads, however, can you imagine how bad things would be if they hadn't built those and used local roads to transport everything? I'm also puzzled about their working patterns. I often see sections with hardly anyone on site. Granted, I do most of my filming over the weekends but I did some during the week recently and it didn't look like much was going on.
at the end of the video you cover the Thames Valley viaduct _ did you get any camera footage of the far end where the crawler crane is working _ towards that end of the viaduct there are both piers & support beams still to install _ what where they doing there _ I couldn't see clearly _ were they installing more beams? _ as usual another excellent piece _ any plans to revisit the Wendover green tunnel _ wonder when the first tunnel archs arrive?
@Michael-61-n3l As it happens, I've just done more drone flying today on the next section between the viaduct and Stoke Mandeville so that will be posted in a day or two. I don't know the timescale for the green tunnel. As far as I'm aware it's taking longer than they planned because of various issues.
Thank you Karl, much appreciated. I hadn't quite realised where Thame Valley viaduct was, it's amazing how much water was lying around. Wendover A413 is showing a closure for 4 days from 30th Jan. Any idea if this is for the push over ?
@bringingverneyjunctionback9642 Approximately, yes. They did find traces of the Roman road when surveys were done. It was about 6 metres wide with ditches either side. The surface only consisted of a layer of gravel 10cm thick. Nothing like what we would think of for a Roman road. They normally have many layers. Maybe the road route was moved and the material was used for that. It would make sense.
I see why previous commentary has called HS2 development "asymmetrical" -> some parts look basically ready to lay track, whilst others have barely been touched.
@@KarlVaughan Based on the current status of the work I estimate another 5 or 6 years. Plenty of time for you to make hundreds more of your excellent progress videos.
Thanks for the regular updates, I find them interesting. I can't help thinking progress is painfully slow on this project, or is it just me? Also can't forgive the damage inflicted on our beautiful countryside HS2 is causing. Not convinced it's worth it personally. Keep them coming, thanks again.
@@JohnHoward-wc9kk yes they will grow back but the scale of the destruction is far beyond anything ever seen in uk for such a short length of railway. Why have the destroyed out from the trackbed in some instances for hundreds of metres. When it's just a two track line. It's destroyed far more countryside than a motorway would have.
@@cmclewee9518 This kind of 'destruction' has been seen many, many times before in this country. Open cast mining, canals, the hundreds of miles of railway construction, motorways etc. What has probably never been done before is the huge investment in remedial measures to minimise the impact. There are 'cut & cover' tunnels where open cuttings could have been used, any amount of 'green bridges' to connect habitats, balancing ponds to provide aquatic environments that never existing before, etc. Lets not forget the infamous 'Bat Tunnel' !. You must see beyond the upheaval of construction, it is only temporary ! I guess 80% of the land currently fenced off will not be part of the finished running line and will return to agricultural use.
It should be noted that HS2 are NOT considerate builders. The lives of people around Aylesbury, Waddesdon and Wendover has been absolute hell with long road closures and temporary traffic lights for multiple years making travel to and from the north and south of the towns a nightmare. The traffic lights at their "compounds" serve no other purpose than allows them priority access to the roads when going to work and leaving - making locals wait in long jams whilst they drive out the compound and on their way. The constant closure of the A41 between Aylesbury and Stone added huge diversions when the reality was they didn't need to fully close it as often as they did. All decisions are based on what’s "easiest" for HS2 and no consideration of the impact on local residents. So they may whoop at every little success but most people around here are sick of them. And they'll be here even longer as we are impacted with several Bridges they have been incompetently built requiring additional rebuilding.
And yet we all have to put up with endless roadworks all over the country, but most people get on with life. And which bridges need "rebuilding", some actual evidence would be nice for once, so many claims yet not one has ever stood up to scrutiny.
Not a very well thought out or objective analysis. The same type of comments were made about Crossrail (Elizabeth Line), which this week has just served it's 500 millionth passenger and has been an overwhelming success. Same will happen for HS2. Meanwhile you will, no doubt, move on to being 'objective' about something else!
@@JohnHoward-wc9kk.. you should take note of the many economic forums that have taken place to discuss the future ticket prices for this monstrous vanity project. This is the concensus .. if not subsidised, a standard single ticket between Birmingham & London will be north of £1,000, a return £2,000 & a FIRST class ticket double that, all to save 20 minutes each way. Apart from Birmingham based politicians & civil servants popping to London at the tax payers expense, who's going to pay the premium? The alternative of adding a £3.00 surcharge on every single ticket, in the four nations of the UK for 50 years, to keep fairs similar to today's full price WCML or Chiltern mainline fares between the cities isn't likely to be popular with the public!
@@JohnHoward-wc9kkGotta love an Anti who completely over does the hyperbole, £1000 for a single is breathtaking delusion. And there's the standard 20 minutes mythology, when it's actually a published 37 minutes London to Birmingham.
@Polarbear1-b6j You are so right !. All credibility to his argument goes out the window when he says its going to be £2000 for a standard return to Brum !.
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Thanks for the update Karl
Let's hope that "Rachel from Accounts" will find the wherewithal to keep the HS2 project on track.
Rachel Thieves ?
Another brilliant video😊 Watching from Norway it is interesting to see scutch large construction projects in scutch a relatively flat terrain
It is difficult to see the contours of the land from the air and also the ground conditions. There is also a huge amount of earthworks being carried out for landscaping and for noise abatement.
Thank you for another great update, great opening shot.
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Karl, thank you for the excellent video's that you post, as a railway supporter i fully understand the need for HS2 and its purpose to relieve the load on the west coast mainline. What i cannot understand is the shear amount of wasted money buying up all the land to build haul roads and work sites that have caused such distress to locals when if they had built it in the way that railways were traditionally built and used the track behind them to move all the material then these haul roads are unnecessary. How much was spent building that concrete production plant at Denham that is now being sent for scrap. Plus the fact they are not working three shifts on most of the above ground sites and even during the day, you virtually never see workmen actually doing anything. With what they are spending, this should be opening in 2026 or 2027 instead of 2035 as the current target
@cmclewee9518 I appreciate your point about the haul roads, however, can you imagine how bad things would be if they hadn't built those and used local roads to transport everything? I'm also puzzled about their working patterns. I often see sections with hardly anyone on site. Granted, I do most of my filming over the weekends but I did some during the week recently and it didn't look like much was going on.
at the end of the video you cover the Thames Valley viaduct _ did you get any camera footage of the far end where the crawler crane is working _ towards that end of the viaduct there are both piers & support beams still to install _ what where they doing there _ I couldn't see clearly _ were they installing more beams? _ as usual another excellent piece _ any plans to revisit the Wendover green tunnel _ wonder when the first tunnel archs arrive?
@Michael-61-n3l As it happens, I've just done more drone flying today on the next section between the viaduct and Stoke Mandeville so that will be posted in a day or two. I don't know the timescale for the green tunnel. As far as I'm aware it's taking longer than they planned because of various issues.
Thank you Karl, much appreciated. I hadn't quite realised where Thame Valley viaduct was, it's amazing how much water was lying around.
Wendover A413 is showing a closure for 4 days from 30th Jan. Any idea if this is for the push over ?
@samx4253 Small Dean Viaduct is being pushed over on 30th Jan. That will be quite a sight.
thats why the question to ask is ,why is it not moving along the track bed that is
Hi Karl, am I right in thinking the green way follows the original route of Akeman Street Roman Road?
@bringingverneyjunctionback9642 Approximately, yes. They did find traces of the Roman road when surveys were done. It was about 6 metres wide with ditches either side. The surface only consisted of a layer of gravel 10cm thick. Nothing like what we would think of for a Roman road. They normally have many layers. Maybe the road route was moved and the material was used for that. It would make sense.
I see why previous commentary has called HS2 development "asymmetrical" -> some parts look basically ready to lay track, whilst others have barely been touched.
Karl, do you know when the line is due for completion? I recall that when planning started the section to Birmingham was due to open in 2023.
@stephenbrand5779 I can't help you there. The dates change all the time.
@@KarlVaughan Based on the current status of the work I estimate another 5 or 6 years. Plenty of time for you to make hundreds more of your excellent progress videos.
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Thanks for the regular updates, I find them interesting. I can't help thinking progress is painfully slow on this project, or is it just me? Also can't forgive the damage inflicted on our beautiful countryside HS2 is causing. Not convinced it's worth it personally. Keep them coming, thanks again.
Less damage than a motorway. HS1 has blended in nicely.
This construction 'damage' is only temporary. Grass and trees will grow back.
@@JohnHoward-wc9kk yes they will grow back but the scale of the destruction is far beyond anything ever seen in uk for such a short length of railway. Why have the destroyed out from the trackbed in some instances for hundreds of metres. When it's just a two track line. It's destroyed far more countryside than a motorway would have.
@@cmclewee9518 This kind of 'destruction' has been seen many, many times before in this country. Open cast mining, canals, the hundreds of miles of railway construction, motorways etc. What has probably never been done before is the huge investment in remedial measures to minimise the impact. There are 'cut & cover' tunnels where open cuttings could have been used, any amount of 'green bridges' to connect habitats, balancing ponds to provide aquatic environments that never existing before, etc. Lets not forget the infamous 'Bat Tunnel' !. You must see beyond the upheaval of construction, it is only temporary ! I guess 80% of the land currently fenced off will not be part of the finished running line and will return to agricultural use.
That temporary bit of tarmac ruclips.net/video/uIfYjuO7VJA/видео.html look better laid that perminent cycle track you film a couple of weeks ago.
@DavidKnowles0 Yes, it's a lovely smooth surface. Probably different contractors.
It should be noted that HS2 are NOT considerate builders. The lives of people around Aylesbury, Waddesdon and Wendover has been absolute hell with long road closures and temporary traffic lights for multiple years making travel to and from the north and south of the towns a nightmare. The traffic lights at their "compounds" serve no other purpose than allows them priority access to the roads when going to work and leaving - making locals wait in long jams whilst they drive out the compound and on their way. The constant closure of the A41 between Aylesbury and Stone added huge diversions when the reality was they didn't need to fully close it as often as they did. All decisions are based on what’s "easiest" for HS2 and no consideration of the impact on local residents. So they may whoop at every little success but most people around here are sick of them. And they'll be here even longer as we are impacted with several Bridges they have been incompetently built requiring additional rebuilding.
And yet we all have to put up with endless roadworks all over the country, but most people get on with life.
And which bridges need "rebuilding", some actual evidence would be nice for once, so many claims yet not one has ever stood up to scrutiny.
@Polarbear1-b6j Good question... " Which bridges need rebuilding?" No answer yet. Does it look like people's emotions sometimes run away from them ?
@@TrevorWilliams-fq8mg read the article then %^&* off
What a pointless waist of money we haven't got . Our lovely country destroyed by this carbuncle .
waste of money nobody will be able to afford a ticket.
Not a very well thought out or objective analysis. The same type of comments were made about Crossrail (Elizabeth Line), which this week has just served it's 500 millionth passenger and has been an overwhelming success. Same will happen for HS2. Meanwhile you will, no doubt, move on to being 'objective' about something else!
it is not possible for you to be negative about the ticket prices, when no-one knows what they will be !
@@JohnHoward-wc9kk.. you should take note of the many economic forums that have taken place to discuss the future ticket prices for this monstrous vanity project. This is the concensus .. if not subsidised, a standard single ticket between Birmingham & London will be north of £1,000, a return £2,000 & a FIRST class ticket double that, all to save 20 minutes each way.
Apart from Birmingham based politicians & civil servants popping to London at the tax payers expense, who's going to pay the premium?
The alternative of adding a £3.00 surcharge on every single ticket, in the four nations of the UK for 50 years, to keep fairs similar to today's full price WCML or Chiltern mainline fares between the cities isn't likely to be popular with the public!
@@JohnHoward-wc9kkGotta love an Anti who completely over does the hyperbole, £1000 for a single is breathtaking delusion. And there's the standard 20 minutes mythology, when it's actually a published 37 minutes London to Birmingham.
@Polarbear1-b6j You are so right !. All credibility to his argument goes out the window when he says its going to be £2000 for a standard return to Brum !.