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North Trans-Pennine: Liverpool to Leeds, Hull and Scarborough 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 />

Leeds <strong>The</strong> ‘Leeds 1st’ scheme of works has started and will provide approximately 50% additional track by 2002<br />

capacity (four to six tracks at the west end), reduce journey times, improve train punctuality,<br />

redevelop the station with improved access for all, and provide new transport interchange facilities<br />

Leeds–Manchester Development work to define a scheme to deliver reduced journey times, increased capacity (four fast trains 1999<br />

per hour), improved capability (W10 gauge), in a joint assessment with the Calder Valley Route<br />

Leeds–York A study to establish the PTE/Franchise Director/Virgin Trains requirements and examine possible solutions 1999<br />

for this section of route<br />

Manchester A study to establish all customer needs and possible infrastructure and timetable solutions is currently 2003<br />

taking place<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 />

Manchester–Leeds 68 3 (up to 18) 44mph (58min) No change No change 56mph (45min)<br />

Leeds–York 42 0 (6) 71mph (22min) No change No change 78mph (20min)<br />

Scarborough–York 69 1 (2) 55mph (46min) No change No change 59mph (41min)<br />

Hull–Leeds 66 up to 14 45mph (55min) No change No change 52mph (48min)<br />

Liverpool–Manchester 56 17 (22) 45mph (46min) No change No change 50mph (42min)<br />

Leeds–Bradford Interchange 13 1 (2) 27mph (18min) No change No change 30mph (16min)<br />

Hull–Scarborough 64 10 29mph (1hr 22min) No change No change 30mph (1hr 20min)<br />

LINESPEEDS (km of track)<br />

Up to 35mph 83 83 83 83<br />

40–75mph 649 645 645 645<br />

80–105mph 157 160 160 160<br />

110–125mph 3 3 3 3<br />

Over 125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

TOTAL 892 892 892 892<br />

GAUGE (km of route)<br />

W6A 460 460 460 460<br />

W7 460 460 460 460<br />

W8 460 460 460 460<br />

W9 42 42 42 175<br />

W10 0 0 0 175<br />

AXLE WEIGHT (km of track)<br />

Up to 20.3 tonnes 66 66 66 66<br />

20.4 tonnes to 23.4 tonnes 819 819 819 819<br />

23.5 tonnes to 25.4 tonnes 7 7 7 7<br />

TOTAL 892 892 892 892<br />

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