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Old Oak Common (OOC) is a railway station under construction [2] on the site of the Old Oak Common traction maintenance depot to the west of London in Old Oak Common, approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) south of Willesden Junction station. When built, it is expected to be one of the largest rail hubs in London, at about 800 m (2,600 ft) in length ...
Euston tunnel is a tunnel currently planned in London that will carry the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway between Euston railway station and Old Oak Common railway station. Work to prepare the site for construction was undertaken in the late 2010s, such as the clearance of the old carriage sheds near Euston station in 2018.
In April 2023, HS2 announced that work on the Euston tunnels linking Old Oak Common to Euston was being deferred and that tunnel-boring had been rescheduled to start in summer 2025. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] In October 2023, the Government announced that any Euston terminus would not be government-funded. [ 54 ]
HS2 engineers installed the final deck segment of the 2.1-mile Colne Valley Viaduct on Thursday. ... running between the West Midlands and Old Oak Common, west London. Show comments. Advertisement.
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Old Oak Common is a semi-industrial area of London, between Harlesden and Acton. [1] [2] The area is traditionally known for its railway depots, particularly Old Oak Common TMD which was decommissioned in 2021. [3] Together with neighbouring Park Royal, the area is intended to become the UK's largest regeneration scheme. [4]
Old Oak Common TMD was a traction maintenance depot located west of London Paddington, in Old Oak Common. The depot codes were OC for the diesel depot and OO for the carriage shed. [3] In steam days the shed code was 81A. The depot was formerly the main facility for the storage and servicing of locomotives and multiple-units from Paddington.
The Northolt Tunnel is a high-speed railway tunnel currently under construction in Greater London, England, and will upon completion carry the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line under the West London suburbs. The twin-bore tunnels will run for 8.4 miles (13.5 km) between Old Oak Common and Ruislip.