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 <davefoxfa...@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:ajrli...@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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