Curzon No. 3 Viaduct, Birmingham | HS2
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This video looks at Birmingham Curzon Number 3 (No. 3) Viaduct, which will takes trains from the A4540 Lawley Middleway into the new Curzon Street station in the heart of Birmingham.
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I still think that HS2 should continue on with the extension towards Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and the rest of Northern England.
Thanks for another great video. It'll be interesting to see how the viaducts progress in the near future.
np, glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully we'll start to get a good idea of what the viaduct will look like this year
Nice video, it's impressive how they making the bridges and viaducts on this route
Thanks, it really is impressive, especially in Birmingham with all the obstacles in the way
As ever, a great video that fills in some gaps of knowledge well. That map of the delta at the end looks very interesting. Do you know if upgrades to Moor St (my fav station in England) are still going ahead as planned and, if so, do you think you'll make a video on that one day?
I believe the Government has agreed to fund the Midlands Rail Hub which will include Moor St, upgrades, but I'm not sure when it'll happen yet. I will be looking at that in more detail at some point within the next few months.
This all looks very futuristic, but there is a huge reliance on visually mundane concrete - takes up a huge carbon footprint so they say. Give me a good old Victorian brick-built viaduct any day!
I wouldn't go as far as saying futuristic, just using current building techniques which will mean the structures will last over 100 years without any significant maintenance. Not all Victorian viaducts are made of brick they also used metal truss structures.
As for carbon footprints I think HS2 is leading the way in both low carbon building techniques like electric cranes and the actual concrete that is being poured.
Wealth of information here 👍🏻 I bet the scaffolding contractor loves this job!
I assume the canal will need to be closed at some point?
Didn't think to ask if they'll need to close the towpath. But it will likely have to close to construct the scaffold formwork. Not sure if it's used by narrow boats.
Its your money so the scaffolding contractor which charge 5 times the normal rate.
4:00 I happily join in with the others here in thanking you for the details.
I haven't been able to find answers to these two related questions, so perhaps someone here would be kind enough to help.
I hold my head in my hands at the appearance of yet more Core-ten rusty steel as I presume that the road bridge is to be burdened with this already off trend eyesore.
Please tell me that the girder bridge shown lit up with pastel colours isn't going to be like that in real life. I have a horrible feeling that your line
"Designers have been tasked with ensuring that each element is architecturally striking..."
veres towards this being the case in future.
Who wants a pretty bog standard railway bridge like this visible at any time, especially at night?
Unfortunately the long lasting properties and minimal maintenance requirements means weathering steel is the go to material for bridges these days. As far as I can tell the lattice bridge will be illuminated at night, but the colour choice could change.
Nice video 😊
You have done a better job than the HS2 channel. 😉
Thanks 😁
Great video to inform the taxpayers of where their money is being spent. As I've said before most of us will never get to use it, even if we could afford it. 🤔🤔🙁🙁
It just doesn't make sense to build a railway no one will be able to afford to use. It will in effect just replace Avanti services.
But even if people don't use HS2 many people will benefit from the capacity released between Birmingham and London.
@Rail_Focus if the section to Euston isn't built, I doubt there will be any benefit of HS2.
It must go to Euston.
@@Rail_Focustotally agree. I'm hoping the next government will see sense and just build it.
yeah most people will never go to the north of scotland so why bother building roads there?
Or your house - i mean I'll never go there so why bother spending anything on you?
Without the northern sections , this is next to useless, a wasted opportunity.
If the section to Euston is built, and section 2a is revived to Crewe, it begins to make sense. But yes at the moment totally embarrasing. Wishy washy Rishi..
it still reduces congestion on the midland main line
building it to manchester is a necessary critical infrastructure project and there's no other options
It must be built to Crewe and Euston as a minimum yes. Although it will still relieve pressure on the southern section of the WCML.
agreed, one hopes future governments won't be as short sighted.
@@xaiano794 the decision to cancel Phase 2 North was not short sighted at all. It was a necessary decision given a) the borrowing in place to fight COVID, its global effects and that war in Ukraine and b) the massive cost overruns in Phase 1.
It needed a reset and for allocated funds to be used on other demands. HS2 will get to Manchester when its been redesigned as indeed Northern Mayors are already proposing.
Should be an underground through station. Such a missed opportunity.
I have already covered this in a previous video th-cam.com/video/fNRk9RhHX2I/w-d-xo.html
Have you any idea of the extra costs of such an idea? And why a through station? trains for north of brum will just bypass it at Delta Junction.
Too expensive. 5 times more expensive than France and at least double everyone else. Why?
Primarily all the complainers. From inception to breaking ground was around 20 years, that's 20 years of endless reviews, legal challenges, many, many redesigns, surveys and of course paying for the operation of the HS2 company despite it not being able to actually build HS2.
Secondly, the ridiculous redesigns, like putting dozens of miles in tunnels just so it didn't spoil the view - this cost tens of billions.
Thirdly (and laughably this is the smallest) corruption - for example Whittingdon heath golf club near lichfield had £400k of land compulsory purchased, despite the line going nowhere near the clubhouse (and no changes needing to be made) the government agreed to spend £7m building them an entirely new clubhouse.
@@xaiano794 Yes. I think you've got the essence of it. Lawyers lawyers lawyers.
@johnfrancis4401 there needs to be a sensible limit on how many challenges are allowed, perhaps a 6 month period where all legal challenges be considered, but after that if nothing is found then the project can't be blocked.
Building in the UK in general is expensive for a myriad of reasons. Although UK vs Europe comparison aren't usually like for like,, as HS2 cost includes stations and trains, whereas in Europe costs are kept separate. Yes it's still relatively expensive but adding stations and trains inflates the costs.
@@Rail_Focus Why are things more expensive? You agree that even after excluding stations and trains - our building costs are greater. My suggestion is that many delays add to the cost. Delays caused by appeals and lawyers. These could be avoided by going underground in areas of towns, villages, crossing rivers and major roads.
Ridiculous building above ground viaducts. The main HS2 line should have tunnelled under Birmingham to a new underground 'through' station then continued from there. Would have saved a fortune.
UK has wasted a fortune on HS2 repeating the inefficient networks of the 19th century.
Already covered why this is not realistic here: th-cam.com/video/fNRk9RhHX2I/w-d-xo.html
Brum has enough of an issue with it's current, technically, underground station at New St in so many ways, so no thanks
Taxpayers funding of luxury travel for the wealthy.
Yawn 🙄
Please educate yourself. Start by learning to troll properly. 0/10 for effort
so you'd prefer a new 12 lane motorway I suppose?
Oh bore off you sanctimonious Communist.
We the wealthy would never travel by train, like where would my chauffeur sit. It will be used to transport goods.....and is considerably cheaper and better environmentally than motorways.