Channel Tunnel Rail Link Section 2: designing a safe, high-speed railway

Safety has been at the heart of the design of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project now know as High Speed 1 but perhaps nowhere more so than in the complex section 2 of the route, more than half of which is in tunnel. This paper describes how the design and layout of the 39 km second section was heavily influenced by safety considerations, particularly the design and spacing of the cross-passages between running tunnels, the tunnel ventilation systems and the emergency response procedures. (A)

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• Authors:
  • Watson, K
• Publication Date: 2007-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6-9
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 160
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0965-089X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; High speed ground transportation; Incident detection; Railroad tracks; Safety; Speed; Standards; Tunnels
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9011: Design (overall design); 1163: High speed; 1632: Incident detection; 1062: Railway track; 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard); 3374: Tunnel; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I25: Design of Tunnels; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01083745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2008 11:33AM