thehs2
these web pages
are being produced by
Barry Cornelius
home
London to WestMids
Phase 1
maps
locations
KMLs
WestMids to Crewe
Phase 2a
maps
KMLs
official DfT data
Crewe to MCR
WestMids to Leeds
Phase 2b - 2016
maps
KMLs
official DfT data
Phase 2b - 2013
maps
KMLs
official DfT data
Other web pages
what is the HS2?
links
tweets
contact
privacy
HS2's connection in the North with the West Coast Main Line
The information on this web page was prepared in 2012. It has not been updated since then and so it may no longer be correct.
Below you can see a map from the Ordnance Survey. After a short while, coloured lines will appear superimposed onto it. The lines should be accurate as they are derived from data for the post consultation route that was published by the Department for Transport in January 2012.
Each line is coloured yellow for embankments, red for cuttings, blue for viaducts and fuchsia when it's level with nearby land.
These lines show the route of the proposed HS2 at the point where it joins the West Coast Main Line (a few miles north of Lichfield). The WCML runs from the top left of the map to the bottom right whereas the HS2 line from London Euston comes in from the east (near to Vicar's Coppice).
This junction is important because, even in phase 1 of the project, there will be through trains between London Euston and Manchester. So in phase 1 these services will run on the HS2 line between London Euston and this junction and on existing lines northwards between this junction and Manchester.
how to use the map below on your own web page
Below there are two images. If you click on an image and then click again, you can see a larger image.
The following image shows a map of the area.
The following image shows a detailed map of the junction.
Credits
The first map on this web page has been generated by www.thehs2.com. The underlying map is provided by OS OpenSpace and this is © Crown copyright and database rights 2012 Ordnance Survey. The generation of the map uses data provided by www.streetmap.co.uk. In order to superimpose an accurate line of the route of the proposed HS2, the map also uses data which was obtained from a shape file provided by the Department for Transport and released with an Open Government Licence.
There's a Department for Transport web site that provides maps of the route. The second and third maps on this page have been derived from a PDF that shows the area and a PDF that shows the junction