[Talk-GB] HS2 phase 2a preferred route

[Jez Nicholson]

Ha! That must be the ultimate in derived data Jerry :D

On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 11:00 SK53 <sk53.osm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure HS2 N of Brum is 'pie-in-the-sky', a friend has already received
> a substantial sum for his house, a canal-side property near Fradley
> Junction, because it is on the planned route.
>
> At the very least the route corridor can be ascertained by "Stop HS2"
> posters, and probably by examining land registry prices!
>
> Jerry
>
> On 29 November 2016 at 21:48, Dave F <davefoxfac63 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> I thought it was agreed we weren't mapping pie-in-the-sky proposals.
> Primarily because the creator fails to remove them when political will
> wanes.
>
> Perfect for a Leaflet overlay, though.
>
> DaveF
>
> On 29/11/2016 19:19, Andy Robinson wrote:
>
> As it happens the Phase 2b shape files are available. Just rather buried
> under an obscure filename.
>
> I'll post again once I've made the route updates for 2b (Manchester &
> Leeds)
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Robinson [mailto:ajrlists at gmail.com]
> Sent: 29 November 2016 16:28
> To: talk-gb
> Subject: HS2 phase 2a preferred route
>
> Folks,
>
> I've just added the Jan 2016 preferred route alignment for HS2 phase 2a
> (West Midlands to Crewe) along with the associated tags, converted from the
> data.gov OGL shapefile to OSM format as per previous HS2 additions I've
> undertaken. All ways are also added into a single relation for ease of
> reference/selection.
>
> The upload sits in one changeset
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/44037689
>
> The uploaded data basically duplicates the consultation alignment (with a
> very slight few meter offset) that was uploaded as the Phase 2 consultation
> alignment in 2014. Once the OGL shapefiles are available for the now
> preferred phase 2b (Crewe to Manchester & West Midlands to Leeds) I would
> propose to remove the original Phase 2 2014 data from OSM so that the data
> properly reflects Governments now preferred routes and the proper
> distinction between the three main phases of the proposed HS2 (Phase 1,
> Phase 2a & Phase 2b -West and East). This will also eliminate the apparent
> current data duplication over the Phase 2a portion between the West
> Midlands
> and Crewe.
>
> The only data that appears to be missing in the Jan 2016 Phase 2a shapefile
> is the proposed HS2 linespeed. I could copy the linespeed data from the
> Phase 2 consultation version though I do not know if it would be entirely
> correct. For now I'll ignore as it can always be added from a suitable
> source later.
>
> Any comments please add them in the changeset comments.
>
> In other rail related updates I made new road layout final changes at
> Norton
> Bridge WCML upgrades near Eccleshall at the weekend. All works are now
> complete there.
> Also for those near Peterborough the new rail diveunder at Werrington has
> just stared detailed design with the contractor now on board for
> construction.
>
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
>
>
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