HS2 Bromford Tunnel Portal
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Published 2024-06-10
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The 750m long eastern tunnel portal at Washwood Heath will receive the 2 TBMs, named Mary Ann and Elizabeth which are currently constructed Bromford Tunnel in Birmingham. In this video we take a look at the construction of the portal and tunnel itself.
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Excellent explanation, pitched just right. Well done Sir !
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Good description of the methodology. This is known as top down construction, building the basement upside down. It couldn't be built the traditional way of bottom up because it is too deep to build with a piled retaining wall. A diaphragm wall is the only retaining wall solution there is at that depth but it's much slower and more expensive.
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As a retired construction plant op I love watching these type of videos, although I know all about the methods being used. It brings back many happy memories from my working days.
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Great video, Chris - really informative and interesting!
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Great vid. Good to see more progress on the Bromford Tunnel. Keep up the good work👍
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It always impressive how HS2 is being built, great video
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Excellent animated graphic
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Nice overhead view of what HS2 will look like once it’s completed. Epic video.
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Great video and some amazing shots in there. Lookinf rowrd to more videos on this topic.
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Thanks.
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HS2 is an engineering marvel, however its like an electric car. A solution to a problem that doesnt exist.
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Hopefully this opens in my lifetime (before 2050) jokes aside this is very impressive, fantastic update Chris
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Did he say why the tunnel was needed, or did i miss that part?
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It’s videos like this that help highlight why HS2 is so eyewateringly expensive. It’s practically the worlds only under ground high speed railway,
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Nobody mentions how Tory Donor Construction firms created their OWN Taxpayer funded for profit industry to build this rail project & remember when they asked the Govt for £Billions more in funding & then announced it was being cannibalised due to money shortages FFS !!!
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Totally agree it’s a waste of money, we are broke , , the country cannot afford a pot to piss in , and this vanity project is costing billions, may be three times over budget , as usual , these govt Capitol projects always are ,a lot of individuals are making a killing out this 🤮🤮🤮🤮
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Like we need a high speed trip to Birmingham... waste of money that nobody asked for...
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What a waste a money . Well over budget, the money should have been spent on our railways for improvement s
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The Victorians built railways quicker with picks and shovels using PRIVATE CAPITAL. Modern railway construction is paid for by the never ending finance of enslaved TAXPAYERS and, in this case, started at £36 Billion and now, with a large section now cancelled is at £150 Billion and rising. Construction began in 2017, SEVEN YEARS AGO and is still nowhere near finished.
