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Tunnels being built for HS2 trains through central London could collapse and
cause the deaths of hundreds of people, engineer warns

     * Tunnels being built for HS2 trains to travel under Central London
       could collapse
     * Expert chartered engineer warns rail bosses that they are risking
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   above the proposed tunnels

   Tunnels being built for HS2 trains to travel under Central London could
   collapse, causing the deaths of hundreds of people, according to an
   expert chartered engineer.
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   residents at risk,’ Elliff, 60, said.

   HS2 now faces legal action from an alarmed resident who is demanding to
   see the plans for the tunnels and assurances that the proposed tunnels
   will not cause the collapse of the wall.
   Initial plans and a slide-show presentation issued by HS2 show that a
   section of the outbound tunnel will be built just 5ft from the bottom
   of the 33ft-high and 500ft-long brick wall outside the station [File
   photo]
   Initial plans and a slide-show presentation issued by HS2 show that a
   section of the outbound tunnel will be built just 5ft from the bottom
   of the 33ft-high and 500ft-long brick wall outside the station [File
   photo]

   Initial plans and a slide-show presentation issued by HS2 show that a
   section of the outbound tunnel will be built just 5ft from the bottom
   of the 33ft-high and 500ft-long brick wall outside the station [File
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   above the proposed tunnels.

   She has warned HS2, the Government-owned company that is building the
   high-speed train line connecting London to Birmingham, Leeds and
   Manchester, that she will launch a judicial review unless detailed
   drawings are produced within two weeks.
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   She said: ‘There is a real chance that the wall will collapse, dragging
   the road and the houses down along with it.’ In March 2017, HS2
   announced plans for the three tunnels, each measuring 29.5ft in
   diameter.

   Two tunnels would be for ‘inboard’ trains and one for trains leaving
   the station. Initial plans and a slide-show presentation issued by HS2
   show that a section of the outbound tunnel will be built just 5ft from
   the bottom of the 33ft-high and 500ft-long brick wall outside the
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   ‘It is unacceptable that they have not given us sight of a complete set
   of drawings and Ms Granger-Taylor is left with no other choice but to
   take HS2 to court.’

   HS2 last night said it was confident the scheme ‘can be delivered
   safely’.

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Tunnels being built for HS2 trains through central London could collapse,
engineer warns