High Speed 2 Rail Line
The proposed High Speed 2 rail line from London to the Midlands takes a route immediately to the west of Wendover, passing through a tunnel roughly parallel to, and to the west of, the existing by-pass road and railway. At its closest point, the tunnel will be some 300 metres (980 ft) from the end of the High Street.
This route was confirmed, with some minor amendments, on 20 December 2010. To the south, the line would pass through Wendover Dean and Great Missenden before going underground at Amersham. To the north, it passes close by Aylesbury. Protests have been launched about the route's location through areas of outstanding natural beauty and potential noise disruption, and a Wendover lobby group formed, with a 300 strong protest filmed by the BBC in December 2010.
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