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  1. What's going on with HS2?

    HS2 is a new railway that connects London to Birmingham and aims to reduce travel time, congestion and boost the economy. Learn about the benefits, controversies and changes of HS2 in this web page.

  2. High Speed 2 Geography Case Study

    This video outlines the main features you can use when looking to use High Speed 2 (HS2) as a case study in Geography. It outlines the advantages and disadva...

  3. Geography Case Study- HS2 Flashcards

    530 kilometres. Where will half the London-Birmingham route go through? Tunnels and cuttings. Where will HS2 pass through? 18km of the Chilterns 'area of outstanding beauty'. How many trains per hour will run in each direction? 14 trains.

  4. Coolgeography

    The original price for HS2 was £32.7bn but the government added a further £10bn to a maximum of £42.6bn. Rolling stock (the trains etc.) is expected to cost another £7.5bn. It will help boost the UK economy: HS2 is expected to generate 22,000 construction jobs in the next five years and once the entire line is running create 100,000 jobs.

  5. PDF HS2: lessons for future infrastructure projects

    built, it is a useful case study in how major infrastructure projects can be difficult to ... A review of High Speed 2: Dissenting Report (2019); DfT, Full Business Case: HS2 Phase One, 2020. * denotes independent estimates; all other estimates come from government sources. 2019 IfG estimate based on costs in HS2 Chairman's Stocktake, 2019.

  6. HS2: 12 arguments for and against

    Labour has cast doubt on the future of HS2 but just what are the arguments for and against a new high-speed rail link? ... But in case of unforeseen problems, the upper limit for phase 1 is £21 ...

  7. HS2: strategic case

    Table 6.7 on p136 shows the HS2 Phase One cost as £21.4 billion and HS2 both Phases cost as £42.6 billion. HS2 Phase One cost should show £19.4 billion and HS2 Both Phases cost should show £38 ...

  8. The UK economy

    HS2 is a planned fast train link between London and the north of England (Manchester). The first phase of HS2 is planned to be completed by 2033 and the final phase should be completed by 2040.

  9. HS2: arguments for and against UK's biggest infrastructure project

    Yes. Richard Leese, Labour leader of Manchester city council, is among HS2 advocates who argue the UK needs world-class infrastructure that will improve productivity outside the south-east ...

  10. HS2: What are the arguments for and against it?

    3. The countryside. One of the biggest arguments against HS2 is around how it might impact on the country's green spaces and countryside. The Wildlife Trust claimed in a recent report that "the ...

  11. Geography case study

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  12. Geography, Transport and Industry: Case Study, HS2

    Geography, Transport and Industry: Case Study, HS2. What will High Speed Rail provide? Click the card to flip 👆. A green, safe and efficient form of transport. Click the card to flip 👆. 1 / 22.

  13. Hard evidence: is it possible to forecast HS2's benefits?

    DfT, Strategic Case for HS2 Cost escalation and benefit shortfalls. Cost performance has not improved over time. The tendency for costs to escalate today is the same as it was ten, 30 or 70 years ago.

  14. The end of the line for HS2. What next?

    In the News. The end of the line for HS2. What next? We all know that the infrastructure improvements section of Changing Economic World at GCSE is getting harder to teach with the textbook examples hugely out-of-date or never went ahead. In the last year we have seen the government announce various changes to HS2, before just deciding that the ...

  15. PDF HS2 Released Capacity Department of Transport Study: Summary Report

    existing network, as described in the Strategic Case. We identified a set of candidate changes to these assumptions that represent differing ways of using capacity released by HS2. Six alternative scenarios were defined to address target travel markets that could be better served by the existing network once long distance demand shifts to HS2.

  16. HS2

    HS2 is one of Britain's biggest ever engineering projects and one of the most controversial. This Geo Factsheet reviews whether HS2 will be a great step forward economically by improving England's connectivity or a very expensive mistake, both environmentally and economically, in terms of costs versus benefits.

  17. High Speed 2 Case Study

    High Speed 2 Case Study | HS2 | Updated March 2022 | for KS3 and KS4. Subject: Geography. Age range: 11-14. Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. pptx, 323.62 KB. This worksheet follows a documentary produced on Youtube. The students answer questions based on information presented in the video.

  18. Geography- HS2 case study Flashcards

    Geography- HS2 case study. What are the cons of HS2? Click the card to flip 👆. - only going to be completed in 2040. - housing demolished. - may not be used to its full potential. - technology may be outdated. - other projects have equal potential. - HS2 doesn't link much of the North.

  19. PDF GCSE Geography Case Study Notes

    Over 230,000 people killed. 11⁄2 million people were made homeless. 50% of buildings were destroyed because they were made mainly of concrete and poorly built. 250,000 buildings razed. Cost of the earthquake was $7.8billion. Water supplies were destroyed, and bodies lay in the streets unable to be buried.

  20. Regeneration: HS2

    Rural and urban challenges and regeneration. A2/A-level. Edexcel. Created by: sxshx05. Created on: 17-05-22 10:43. View mindmap. Access mindmap features. See similar resources. Printable PDF.

  21. Urban Issues and Challenges

    A case study of a sparsely populated area - Himalayan Mountains; A case study of a densely populated area - Greater London; What is a settlement? ... Geography Case Studies. The Holderness Coast Case Study. Typhoon Haiyan Case Study. AQA Pre-release 2024 Figure 1 Flashcards.