HS2 Ltd provided a confidential report to ministers at the end of 2009 that could be used as the basis for public consultation should they decide to take this project forward. Options for a terminus station, or stations, serving London and suggestions of means for linking to High Speed 1 and the existing rail network were also considered. The project was initially about connecting London and the West Midlands with options for passenger interchange with Crossrail, the Great Western Main Line (GWML) and Heathrow Airport. The report also provided advice to ministers on the potential development of a high-speed line beyond the West Midlands at the level of broad corridors – considering in particular the potential to extend to Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland. The remit was to develop proposals and to reach a decision on a preferred route for a new railway line taking into account environmental, social and economic assessments. In January 2009, the UK Government announced that a new company, HS2 Ltd, would look at a possible new high speed railway line between London and the West Midlands.Īrup was commissioned by HS2 Ltd in support of meeting their objectives – delivering a final report and recommendation to Government at the end of 2009. HS2 formally reported to the UK Government on the first stage, London to Birmingham, at the end of 2009. Arup undertook journey time modelling to provide data for the operational assessments and business case. In addition, there has been an assessment of the broad options for extending the line to cities to the north of Birmingham. The scope included investigating over 2,000km of route alignments in around 30 corridors, approximately 25 station location options in inner London, outer London and Birmingham, over ten options for connecting to Heathrow Airport and around ten options for connecting to High Speed 1. The route is expected to be a 400kph high-speed line which would be designed to international standards. The study looked at route alignment options and solutions for the new line. HS2 Ltd appointed Arup for route engineering studies for a possible new high-speed railway line between London and the West Midlands. HS2 Ltd is the company set up by the UK Secretary of State for Transport to consider the case for new high-speed rail services between London and Scotland.
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