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Route characteristics DESCRIPTION This is principally a four-track railway but with some critical twoand three-track sections. Linespeed on the main lines is 100–110mph, while on the slow lines from London to Bedford it is 90mph. Elsewhere, linespeeds on the slow lines are restricted to 50–60mph. The south end of the route forms part of the Thameslink network. The route operates near to capacity between Luton and London. The key Midland Main Line investment comes to fruition in May 1999, with the introduction of new rolling stock and associated infrastructure improvements which will enable Midland Main Line to double train services. BOTTLENECK ANALY S I S Kentish T own–Luton The mix of fast and stopping services and varied station stopping patterns lead to a very high utilisation of the available capacity of this four track railway. In May 1999, the number of Midland Main Line services over the route will be increased from two to four trains per hour. This can be accommodated by the existing infrastructure except at Bedford where a new platform on the down fast line is currently being constructed and will be completed in May 1999. At St Pancras, we are also reinstating Platform 6 which is currently not in use . Route vision Our vision for the Midland Main Line is of a high-performance route providing motorway-competitive journey times with capacity increases to meet passenger growth. Linespeed improvements will be implemented to gain full benefit from the network and modern rolling stock. The Thameslink 2000 project will develop and expand the successful Thameslink network, providing direct links with greater capacity between this route across London to the South Coast. New stations at Luton Airport and the proposed East Midlands Parkway will substantially improve road-based accessibility to the route. Route development and customer requirements We have consulted with our customers, the passenger and freight train operators, to determine their needs and how we evaluate them. The proposals set out in these pages address our intentions to deliver their aspirations for service frequency, journey-time reductions, station and depot facilities and new rolling stock. We will also examine options to improve capacity, including remodelling of junctions and the provision of additional platforms and crossovers to remove bottlenecks from the route and allowing journey-time improvements in line with current operator aspirations. Linespeed improvements are being considered at a number of locations and will be achieved in 1999 at Kentish Town, on the Moorgate Line, between Flitwick and Bedford on the slow lines, at Wellingborough and on the Erewash Valley section of the route. Thameslink and the Franchising Director have aspirations to increase Bedfo r d – London peak-service frequencies prior to Thameslink 2000 being introduced. We are continuing to assess this requirement which we and our customers recognise cannot be achieved without a restructured timetable. The destination of these additional trains in London would be determ i n e d through a timetabling exe r c i s e. Depending on the outcome of this exe r c i s e, this may i nvo l ve reinstating platfo rm 1 at St Pa n c ras Station, which is curr e n t ly not in use. The possible St Pa n c ra s – H e a t h r ow service would require infra s t ructure changes to provide additional capacity. This would invo l ve an additional fast to slow lines connection north of West Hampstead and additional platfo rms at that station. L e i c e s t e r To accommodate the new summer timetabl e, we are curr e n t ly increasing the capacity of Wigston North Junction. We will make a decision by July 1999 on whether, as part of our freight routeing stra t e g y, to dive rt Felixstowe – M i d l a n d s – N o rth England Freightliner serv i c e s via Peterborough and Leicester rather than via London. This may require an increase in capacity between Syston, Leicester and Wigston. We will report on our conclusions in the 2000 NMS. Sheffield area This is included in Route 13. Freight traffic is expected to increase. This route has the potential to accommodate further growth, although additional infrastructure may be needed to carry extra traffic through the currently identified bottlenecks. We will continue to work with external stakeholders to make the case for further socio-economic investment in the route through specific initiatives. We will continue to work with train operators to ensure that sufficient capacity is available to meet the aspirations of our customers. It is recognised that overcrowding on Thameslink peak services is severe and we are jointly exploring ways to alleviate this problem. We will continue to work with industry partners, local authorities and outside developers to improve our stations. In particular, we will address the ease of interchange with other transport modes, provide better car parking at Harpenden, Flitwick, Kettering, Derby and Chesterfield, real-time passengerinformation systems and access for the disabled. Major redevelopments, involving expenditure of £48M, are planned at Luton, Borehamwood and Elstree and West Hampstead stations to enhance facilities, improve links with other transport and develop property opportunities. A rebuild of station facilities at Chesterfield is also planned. 171
5 172 Midland Main Line: London to Sheffield 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 St Pancras Feasibility work to assess the possible reinstatement of Platform 1 2000 Platform 6 will be reinstated for the summer timetable 1999 Kentish Town–Luton and Bedford See bottleneck analysis above. In addition, the Thameslink 2000 project includes lengthening platforms to enable the operation of 12-vehicle trains Kentish Town–Farringdon Capacity will be increased as part of Thameslink 2000 projected to meet the requirements of the 2006 proposed 24-trains-per-hour timetable. No additional capacity will be provided prior to this. We will undertake a timetable exercise with Thameslink to increase the number of peak-hour trains for the summer 2000 timetable Bedford A new fast-line platform will be available to operate the new timetable 1999 Railtrack is considering options to further improve the operation of this station Wigston Junction Increase capacity by changing from the current single-lead junction to a double-lead junction 1999 Leicester area We are evaluating the effects of proposed freight train-service increases on the current 1999 infrastructure to inform any decision on required changes Nottingham A new platform, Platform 6, will be made available for passenger trains to allow for an increase in 1999 Central Trains services to and from Leicester Derby Platform 5 will be upgraded to allow its use by Sprinter and Turbostar trains to provide extra 1999 capacity within the station Dore–Sheffield Feasibility work is ongoing to assess how to provide extra capacity to cater for known growth aspirations by train operators CAPABILITY CHANGES TO ACHIEVE ROUTE VISION JOURNEY TIMES km STOPS CURRENT POSITION 2001 POSITION SUSTAINING THE ROUTE ACHIEVING ROUTE VISION London St Pancras–Sheffield (fast lines) 255 1 84mph (1hr 59min) 85mph (1hr 57min) No change 93mph (1hr 48min) London St Pancras–Sheffield via Derby 266 2 79mph (2hr 06min) 80mph (2hr 04min) No change 88mph (1hr 53min) London St Pancras–Derby 208 0 86mph (1hr 30min) 88mph (1hr 28min) No change 91mph (1hr 25min) London St Pancras–Leicester 160 0 86mph (1hr 09min) 89mph (1hr 07min) No change 104mph (57min) Derby–Sheffield 58 0 64mph (34min) 64mph (34min) No change 77mph (28min) London St Pancras–Nottingham 204 3 84mph (1hr 31min) 86mph (1hr 29min) No change 89mph (1hr 25min) Farringdon–Bedford 82 2 68mph (45min) 71mph (43min) No change 77mph (40min) LINESPEEDS (km of track) Up to 35mph 51 51 51 51 40–75mph 208 208 208 204 80–105mph 575 575 575 531 110–125mph 209 209 209 257 Over 125mph 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1043 1043 1043 1043 GAUGE (km of route) W6A 393 393 393 393 W7 367 367 367 367 W8 256 256 256 256 W9 76 76 76 76 W10 0 0 0 13 AXLE WEIGHT (km of track) Up to 20.3 tonnes 4 4 4 4 20.4 tonnes to 23.4 tonnes 131 131 131 131 23.5 tonnes to 25.4 tonnes 908 908 908 908 TOTAL 1043 1043 1043 1043 A A B C D E F G H J
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Route characteristics DESCRIPTION T
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