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HS2: The ‘design refinements’ of 2013

PART OF THE HS2 HISTORIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT

Increased destruction at Stoke Mandeville and Calvert

In 2013 HS2 Limited issued a set of changes to the route of the proposed line to resolve particular engineering issues and to provide for the maintenance infrastructure, such as rail sidings and power transformer stations. These they termed ‘design refinements’.

Three places in Buckinghamshire are affected:

  • The viaduct over Savay Lake near Denham, where the alteration moves the line a little farther away from the listed building:
The amended line at Savay Lake near Denham

The amended route of the line (in red) at Savay Lake. The prominent viaduct, 400 metres from the Grade 1 Listed Savay Farm, will still have a high impact on this historic setting.

  • the introduction of ‘maintenance-loop’ sidings at Stoke Mandeville, where HS2 will now effectively destroy the whole of the old church ruins, graveyard and deserted village site.

Stoke Mandeville, where the width of the line is now doubled by adding a maintenance siding on each side. This will obliterate all remains of the medieval church (above the word ‘House’) and the deserted village site.

The line at Stoke Mandeville with maintenance sidings added
  • and changes to connecting lines at Calvert, which will mean the loss of the Grade 2 listed Furze Farm.
Extra lines on the HS2 at Calvert

Changes to the HS2 plans at Calvert, where extra connecting lines (‘chords’) for the maintenance depot and east-west rail line will bring the demolition of the Grade 2 listed Furze Farm.

The full text of our response is available here:
download article BAS Response to the HS2 Design Refinements / July 2013

MAPS BY HS2 LIMITED