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Both were built under powers granted by Act of Parliament; arrive in the Birmingham district of Digbeth; and with similar lengths – HS2, 140miles; the canal, 137 miles – were two of the largest civil engineering endeavours of their time.
The two are dramatically different in other respects. Compared to the sedate progress of canal boats high speed trains will travel across the 2.1mile viaduct at speeds of up to 200mph, completing the journey in just 45mins.
It comes after HS2 Ltd completed the construction of all the supporting piers on the structure – following two years’ work over land and water.
In total, 56 piers have been built to carry the viaduct. Piers need to be built in advance of the deck being laid. HS2 is using a giant launching girder to install the viaduct’s 1,000 deck segments, with the machine making its way from north to south across the Colne Valley to position them into place.
Once complete, HS2 will provide faster and far more reliable journeys between London and Birmingham, with trains running on conventional lines further north. It will also double rail capacity between the UK’s two biggest cities – relieving the most congested southern part of the West Coast Main Line, creating more capacity for local and freight services.
The viaduct construction is being led by HS2’s main works contractor Align JV – that includes Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and Volker Fitzpatrick.
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
This viaduct is absolutely magnificent.
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That was quick work! Fantastic job, well done.
But please make the videos longer, we dont all have 5 second attention spans.
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Please keep it up if it’s finished it will be amazing!
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What an amazing structure!
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To all those who think the Contractors are lazy, not working quickly enough, can't understand why the workface isn't crawling with workers and can't understand why the track hasn't yet been laid , I have just come back from a visit to Moorhall Road and the GU canal. The security guy on the the Moorhall Road site entrance tells me they are 2 months ahead of programme and the viaduct is currently on course for completion in 8 months time. The viaduct looks to have a constant curve in it with no straight lengths making it a major setting out and precasting challenge.
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i swear, if the tories say no after everything thats been done ima be really pissed
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That's what is so neat about Europe.. a juxtaposition of the very ancient and the very modern!
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Incredible engineering 👌
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Saw it two weeks ago as I passed by on a Chiltern Railway train between West Ruislip and Denham.
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Looks fantastic now, but I'm not hopeful on how this will loo when weathered
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what happened to HS3?
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I am a master journeyman on this site
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If only isambard could see this ,
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Wonderful bit of engineering/construction. It’s such a great shame, that we as a country, are stuck with crap Governments time after time after time. Look at the state the country is in now. A general election is not going to cure things!!!
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Blank canvas for graffiti.
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Everything that goes north after Birmingham will be ugly and cheap.
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I hope your engineering is better than your spelling! 😂 "Centrury” 👍🏻
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Very expensive construction methods to achieve desired architecture. Should have built it like the chinese - in piers across the countryside and dropped 40 metre spans onto them in one go.
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Nobody outside London and Birmingham cares any more at all guys.
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@carguyuk7525
1 month ago
Great video. Amazing looking structure. Why does the media say the uk can't build major projects? It's not a problem with construction, we have a problematic Government that is not fit to govern. Bring back phase 2 and give this country what it needs.
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