High-speed rail in the United Kingdom
High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is under development. There are both existing and proposed high-speed lines.
List of lines
- High Speed 1 (HS1), also called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 108-kilometre (67 mile) high-speed railway between London and the United Kingdom end of the Channel Tunnel.[1]
- High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway. It will directly link London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester. It is due to open in stages from 2026.[2]
- High Speed 3 (HS3) is a proposed high-speed railway from Liverpool to Hull.[3] Its current status is uncertain.
- HS4Air was a proposed high-speed railway line to link Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. It would also connect to HS1 and HS2. It was proposed in 2018 by British engineering consultancy, Expedition Engineering.[4]
High-speed Rail In The United Kingdom Media
An InterCity 125 train at Hull Paragon station in 1982. The InterCity 125 is the world's fastest diesel train.
Pendolino at Manchester Piccadilly. The Class 390 was designed for 140 mph (225 km/h), but is currently limited to 125 mph (201 km/h) due to a lack of cab signalling which is required by regulations for trains to be permitted to operate at more than 125 mph.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "About us - High Speed 1". highspeed1.co.uk.
- ↑ "Timeline". High Speed 2. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ↑ "Osborne urges 'HS3' for northern England". 22 August 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Firm pitches "an M25 for high-speed trains" to pass through Heathrow and Gatwick". Infrastructure Intelligence.