1. Toby Rackliff - Rail Development Manager (February 2012)
HS2: New Connectivity for
the West Midlands
Toby Rackliff
Rail Development Manager
Centro

2. HS2:
Putting West Midlands
at heart of new UK
High Speed Rail
Network

3. HS2 Connectivity:
London and beyond
But is a limited capacity, single track connection to HS1 “Fit for Purpose” ??
Crossrail Interchange Maximises London Connectivity

4. HS2: Shrinking the Economic
Geography of the UK
Paris: Circa 3 hrs
(Closer than Glasgow)
Canary Wharf: 70 mins
(currently 2 hrs +)
Need to secure direct
services between HS2
WM Interchange &
the North

5. 5
HS2:
Catalyst for Development

6. West Midlands Regional Rail Forum
Draft Rail Vision
To develop the rail network to promote job creation,
sustainable economic development and social cohesion
in the wider West Midlands Travel to Work area through:
• enhancing connectivity between economic centres
• providing capacity for rail freight and passenger growth
• improving access to major transport hubs
(Birmingham Airport, Birmingham New St / Moor St & HS2 Stations)
• maximising the capacity released by HS2
• providing an affordable, accessible and low carbon rail network
• offering real modal choice

7. WM HS2 Package
is based on....
7
Local Connectivity Package to
Maximise Benefits of HS2

8. Access to Skills:
HS2 Connectivity Package
“Good Connectivity provides Business access to a larger
employment pool inc. access to greater range of specialist skills
which itself attracts people and businesses to locate in an area”
Table 1: Working Age Population Catchment of
Birmingham City Centre HS2 Station
Time Catchment Do-Minimum Do-Something Difference (%)
< 15 mins 10,887 26,330 +15,443 (142%)
15 – 30 mins 390,721 461,088 +70,367 (18%)
30 - 45 mins 538,466 549,943 +11,477 (2%)
< 45 mins 940,074 1,037,361 +97,287 (10%)
Table 2: Working Age Population Catchment of
West Midlands Interchange HS2 Station
Time Catchment Do-Minimum Do-Something Difference (%)
< 15 mins 376 376 0
15 – 30 mins 3,871 17,528 +13,657 (353%)
30 - 45 mins 241,085 335,825 +94,740 (39%)
< 45 mins 245,332 353,729 108,397 (44%)

9. HS2 Released
Capacity
New Cross Regional
Connectivity
Improved Local
Service Frequencies
New long distance
journey opportunities
More capacity for local
demand

10. Conclusions
HS2 provides significant connectivity benefits for WM
Providing the right connectivity to HS2 will:
 Ensure effective access to both the HS2 Network and
associated development from the across
 Support growth across the wider region
 Improve intra-LEP connectivity between towns and cities to
favour access to employment and services
 Better match labour supply/demand across the West
Midlands thanks to greater mobility
 Make best use of capacity released by HS2 on the existing
rail network
 Release capacity on the road network by transferring
passenger and freight trips to rail and public transport links

11. Longer, Wider and Taller Trains Possible
Pendolino 9 Car 447 Seats 11 Car 589 Seats
TGV Duplex 2 x 8 Car 1024 Seats 1200+ Seats Possible
ICE3 (Velaro D) 2 x 8 Car 920 Seats
HS2: High Capacity transport in
ADDITION to existing network