HS2 Birmingham, May 2025
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HS2 Birmingham, May 2025
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 9 May 2025
On its approach to Birmingham HS2 is taken up and over the existing lines east of New Street station, reaching the Curzon Street terminus on a series of viaducts. This may be the beginnings of Viaduct No 1. This view from Vauxhall Road gives some sense of the scale. This is the feature on the skyline in Image HS2 has a YouTube video about 'The Curzon Approaches', if you can keep up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqrUq7H0bEU Photo number 8043457.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.483736
Longitude
-1.87538