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Draft:Greatworth Tunnel

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Greatworth Tunnel is a cut and cover tunnel currently under construction as part of High Speed 2. It will be 1.7 miles long.

The tunnel is constructed from 5,410 precast concrete segments manufactured in Derbyshire.[1][2]

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History

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Renderings of the tunnel were first published in January 2022.[4] Assembly began in September 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "Work starts on longest HS2 'green' tunnel". BBC News. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ^ "HS2 Begins Construction of Longest 'Green Tunnel'". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ^ https://southamcouncil-warks.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/HS2-Newsletter-May-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "HS2 reveals first images of "green tunnels" set to built in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire". RailAdvent. 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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