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Route characteristics DESCRIPTION The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is the principal rail route from London to the West of England and South Wales. The route between Paddington and Didcot is a four-track railway. West of Didcot the route is primarily two track, though with four tracks between Severn Tunnel Junction and Cardiff. Linespeed between London and Bristol Parkway and Chippenham is 125mph; elsewhere it is 75–100mph. The slow lines between Paddington and Didcot are restricted to 60–100mph. MAJOR STATIONS London Paddington The construction stage of Phase 1 of our redevelopment proposals for this station is due to be completed by mid-1999. This will provide an airline check-in facility for the Heathrow Express Rail Link, escalator access to the enlarged London Underground concourse, and a new mezzanine area to provide a food court and improved retailing facilities. For Phase 2, we are planning improved station and concourse facilities for Platforms 9–12. In addition, we are continuing to work towards meeting our customer requirements in relation to improved ingress and egress for taxis and coaches in the departures road. BOTTLENECK ANALYSIS Two current bottlenecks were identified in the 1998 NMS: Paddington–Reading–Basingstoke and Bath–Bristol–Severn Tunnel Junction. Didcot–Swindon was identified as a potential bottleneck. Until 2001, we plan that growth will be met through restructuring the timetable. In addition, we are committing to a programme of infrastructure enhancements, as follows, in order to accommodate future services. Paddington–Reading–Basingstok e A key bottleneck is the route section between Heathrow Airport Junction and Acton. This section is already operating at the limit of practical capacity (26 trains per hour) in the peak and close to the limit in a number of off-peak hours. We have identified a p r o g ramme of enhancements to meet a series of future customer aspira t i o n s . • Remodelling at Acton by 2002 to accommodate the proposed Heathrow– St Pancras two-train-per-hour service. This would create capacity for a total of 28 trains per hour. Route vision Our vision for the GWML is for a world-class reliable high-capacity route serving the rapidly growing markets in the M4 corridor and at Heathrow Airport. We will provide high-quality passenger interchanges while keeping the heritage appeal of major Brunel Stations. We aspire to a fastest journey time of 1 hour 40 minutes from Paddington to Cardiff. The route has witnessed strong growth over the last two years. Utilisation has increased by up to 35% on the main lines between Acton and Airport Junction in the peak. Route capacity is being fully utilised over some sections as identified in the bottleneck analysis, and reliability has suffered as a result. Our main priority is to improve reliability, with improving timetable robustness and high levels of asset performance being our first goals. We forecast that passenger demand on existing services will grow by around 30% over the next ten years. The Franchising Director and our customers have aspirations to run additional services that cater for this demand and to venture into new markets such as Heathrow Airport and London Services Orbital. • A later enhancement by 2006 of two additional tracks between Airport Junction and Southall, along with grade-separated junctions, would provide capacity to a total of 30 trains per hour, accommodating four trains per hour on the Heathrow–St Pancras service. • The option, in addition, of providing two extra tracks between West Ealing and Acton and creating an extended loop between Airport Junction and Slough by 2006 would give capacity of 34 trains per hour which would accommodate all customer aspirations on this route throughout the day. • Adding an extension of the two extra tracks between Southall and West Ealing by 2010 would provide further capacity to cater for growth in freight and suburban services, creating a total capacity of 42 trains per hour. In addition to these enhancements, we have identified a series of alterations elsewhere on the GWML to utilise the capacity generated by easing this key bottleneck. These are: extra platforms at London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway and Swindon; Reading remodelling phase 2 (including one extra platform and improved access from the west); Didcot East crossover doubling; additional looping capacity at Swindon; Westerleigh Junction speed increase; Filton Junction remodelling; and Severn Tunnel additional signal section. Bath–Bristol–Se vern Tunnel Junction Analysis of this bottleneck showed that the following capacity improvements are required: an additional signal section in the Severn Tunnel; additional platforms at Bristol Temple Meads; and remodelling at Filton Junction. A possible later enhancement to accommodate Bristol light rapid transit is to install additional lines and stations from Bristol to Filton, including remodelling of Dr Days Junction. Didcot–Swindon Capacity is forecast to limit future growth by 2003. Measures include increasing looping capacity between Didcot and Swindon and increasing platform capacity at Swindon Station. We also expect significant increases in the number of freight trains. We will optimise and increase route capacity to meet the aspirations of the Franchising Director and our customers with a programme of route improvements. Shorter journey times on the GWML are important, to make rail more competitive with the M4 and so help to reduce the peripherality of South Wales and the South West. We will optimise the journey time achieved by existing rolling-stock and prepare to make the most of the potential offered by new vehicles. A further goal is to upgrade facilities, the passenger environment, carparking capacity and interchange opportunities at key stations, while keeping heritage character. We will also provide connections to a number of new and developing freight terminals and enhance route capability to handle freight intermodal traffic. 161
3 162 Great Western Main Line: London to Bristol and Swansea continued These are the route improvements we plan to deliver CAPACITY CHANGES TO MEET FRANCHISING DIRECTOR, PTE AND CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVER ROUTE VISION LOCATION PROPOSED SOLUTION YEAR REF Heathrow–Paddington stopping service, two trains per hour Retimetabling 2000 Hayes Station upgrading to provide interchange facilities Improve performance and timetable flexibility R e a d i n g – West Drayton. Rev i ew location and layout of main relief line junctions and implement agreed changes 2001 South Wales–London, half-hourly off-peak service Reading remodelling Phase 2 2001 Bristol Temple Meads: extra platforms Severn Tunnel: additional intermediate signal section Heathrow–St Pancras service, two trains per hour Remodelling Acton Junction/yard 2002 Various works off GWML Heathrow–St Pancras service, four trains per hour Additional tracks Airport Junction–Southall and grade-separated junctions 2006 Virgin CrossCountry service increases Didcot East crossover doubling 2003 Reading remodelling Phase 2 Westerleigh Junction speed raising Filton Junction remodelling Improved journey times Swindon–South Wales linespeed raising package 2003 Paddington–Bristol–Cardiff service – peak growth Swindon: additional loops and platform 2006 to 20-minute interval service Bristol Parkway: additional platform London Paddington: additional platform West Ealing to Acton: additional tracks 2006 Airport Junction and Slough: extended loop Bristol and South Gloucester LRT Filton–Bristol Temple Meads: electrification, additional tracks and associated resignalling, 2003 new and enhanced stations F reight capacity – intermodal growth to London and Euro p e New freight terminals: Wentloog, Avonmouth, South Marston, Colnbrook 2000–02 Didcot–Swindon: extended loop 2003 Freight capacity – South Wales, addressing Vale of Glamorgan Route: upgrade as alternative to GWML 2002 Cardiff–Margam Moors Additional north–south Freightliner traffic Reading West: provide grade-separated junction 2005 through Reading Freight capability Clearance for W10 Basingstoke–Didcot–Birmingham 2003 Clearance for W10 Acton–Avonmouth and Cardiff (Wentloog) 2004/05 Paddington–Airport Junction – growth in suburban Southall–West Ealing: additional tracks – to provide six tracks Airport Junction–Acton 2010 and freight services Bath Spa To operate nine-coach First Great Western Services, the westbound platform at Bath Spa To be agreed would need to be lengthened C H I L R A B D E F F E J K M N O G P S T V W X
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Route characteristics DESCRIPTION T
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