Above-Zero Hs2 Concrete Railway Bridge

[gl556tr]

According to a recent announcement from HS2, this railway will '... offer passengers a zero-carbon travel option'.

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/work-starts-on-uk-s-longest-railway-bridge

Were any mitigating measures implemented in CO2-reduction during the concrete-making processes?

[gingejbee]

No idea - but I take all this zero-carbon guff with a pinch of (low sodium) salt.

[THECORBYLOON]

As I understand it, the new trains will be zero-carbon powered and this is a link to their net zero plan, https://assets.hs2.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/25357_HS2_NetZeroCarbonPlan_CS1656_Final_InteractiveWeb_Accessible.pdf

[gl556tr]

TCL: thank you for the informative link.

[dave50]

Who cares? It's a white elephant that the majority will not be afford to travel on.

[Hymie]

It looks like the senior management on HS2 have already adopted my BS phrase ‘towards absolute zero’

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Phrases-and-Sayings/Question1797635.html