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Channel Tunnel routes continued<br />

<strong>The</strong>se are the route improvements we plan to deliver<br />

CAP<strong>AC</strong>ITY CHANGES TO MEET FRANCHISING DIRECTOR, PTE AND CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVER ROUTE VISION<br />

LOCATION PROPOSED SOLUTION YEAR REF<br />

Victoria–Swanley Route clearance for Class 375 electric trains 1999<br />

Charing Cross–Ramsgate & Hastings Route clearance for Class 375 electric trains 2000<br />

Waterloo International–Swanley Track and signalling enhancements in conjunctions with CTRL Section 1 2003<br />

Charing Cross–Hither Green Thameslink 2000 project 2006<br />

Charing Cross–Sevenoaks Infrastructure enhancements to allow operation of 12-vehicle networker services Study complete by 2000<br />

Tunbridge Wells Turnback facility for 12-car trains Study complete by 2000<br />

CAPABILITY CHANGES TO <strong>AC</strong>HIEVE ROUTE VISION<br />

JOURNEY TIMES KM STOPS CURRENT POSITION 2001 POSITION SUSTAINING THE ROUTE <strong>AC</strong>HIEVING ROUTE VISION<br />

Charing Cross–Sevenoaks 35 2 42mph (31min) 44mph (30min) No change 47mph (28min)<br />

Charing Cross–Tunbridge Wells 55 6 39mph (53min) 40mph (51min) No change 42mph (49min)<br />

Charing Cross–Ashford via Maidstone East 90 5 46mph (1hr 13min) 47mph (1hr 12min) No change 57mph (59min)<br />

Charing Cross–Ashford via Tonbridge 95 7 49mph (1hr 08min) 50mph (1hr 10min) No change 60mph (59min)<br />

Victoria–Bromley South 18 0 45mph (15min) No change No change No change<br />

Waterloo International–Eurotunnel 109 0 60mph (1hr 08min) No change No change 80mph (51min)<br />

LINESPEEDS (km of track)<br />

Up to 35mph 96 96 96 96<br />

40–75mph 518 518 518 518<br />

80–105mph 354 354 354 354<br />

110–125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

Over 125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

TOTAL 967 967 967 967<br />

GAUGE (km of route)<br />

W6A 417 417 417 417<br />

W7 168 168 168 168<br />

W8 168 168 168 168<br />

W9 168 168 168 168<br />

W10 0 0 0 133<br />

AXLE WEIGHT (km of track)<br />

Up to 20.3 tonnes 8 8 8 8<br />

20.4 tonnes to 23.4 tonnes 34 34 34 34<br />

23.5 tonnes to 25.4 tonnes 925 925 925 925<br />

TOTAL 967 967 967 967<br />

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