In Pictures: HS2 starts production of 1,000 giant bridge segments

By Tom Lowe2022-02-11T07:00:00

The Colne Valley Viaduct factory from the air Feb 2022

Modular sections will form the deck of the UK’s longest rail viaduct

HS2 has started production of 1,000 giant concrete segments for what will become the UK’s longest rail bridge.

The 3.4km-long Colne Valley viaduct will carry passengers across a series of lakes and waterways on the outskirts of London at up to 200km an hour.

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