Seminar 11th February 2010 6 p.m. Lecture Theatre A, Lanchester Building, University of Southampton
Southampton Railway Systems Research: Special Lecture - High Capacity and High Speed Travel: A 21st Century Solution
Professor Andrew McNaughton, Chief Engineer, HS2
- Categories
- Transport
- Submitter
- Nicki Lewin
To register please e-mail: aal1@soton.ac.uk
High Speed rail is a new transport system which has transformed travel and promoted economic growth is many countries around the world. The talk will describe the technical challenges of developing High Speed Rail in general, and the first route from London to the West Midlands specifically, within the particular physical and economic geography of Great Britain. It will cover environmental and energy use implications along with the realities of potential modal shift from car and plane. Finally, the reasoning behind possible network shapes will be covered, setting the engineering challenges in a wider economic and sustainability context.
Tea and coffee will be available from 17.30