Where HS2 ends for now - the northern section

Looking by drone at the route and construction progress of the northern end of HS2 phase 1, between Birmingham and the connection with the West Coast main Line near Handsacre, Staffordshire. Includes crossings of the WCML (as well as joining it), along with the A5, A38, A51, A453 and A4091.
Work building Britain's controversial high speed rail project is underway, with earthworks and other civil engineering already happening. Unlike the original plans, some of the route has been changed from elevated to below ground level in cutting, to reduce impact on locals. This has meant that HS2 is now tunneling (sort of) underneath the WCML at Huddlesford, which is underway.


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