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Route characteristics<br />

DESCRIPTION <strong>The</strong> railway infrastructure on the island is leased from Railtrack<br />

by Island Line plc. Train operations are run under franchise from Island Line plc<br />

by Stagecoach Holdings. <strong>The</strong>se arrangements make the organisation of rail<br />

services on the island different from those on the mainland.<br />

Route vision<br />

Our vision for the Island Line is for a reliable train service with a regular service<br />

pattern. To achieve this it is essential that the present passing loop at Sandown is<br />

moved to Brading. However, the cost of this outweighs the benefits. <strong>The</strong> existing<br />

franchise expires in October 2001 and it is essential that stakeholders have an<br />

understanding of the type of transport link that can be provided and funded<br />

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

<strong>The</strong> route is double track from Ryde Pier Head to Smallbrook Junction and single<br />

track thereafter. A passing loop at Sandown permits the current service pattern<br />

to operate.<br />

beyond the present franchise. We will be taking this discussion to stakeholders in<br />

the forthcoming year and hope to generate innovative ideas for the future.<br />

We will continue our drive to improve reliability by undertaking a<br />

programme of conductor rail renewals this year.<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 />

Ryde–Shanklin None required<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 />

Ryde Pier–Shanklin 13 6 21mph (23min) No change No change No change<br />

LINESPEEDS (km of track)<br />

Up to 35mph 3 3 3 3<br />

40–75mph 15 15 15 15<br />

80–105mph 0 0 0 0<br />

110–125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

Over 125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

TOTAL 18 18 18 18<br />

GAUGE (km of route)<br />

W6A 13 13 13 13<br />

W7 0 0 0 0<br />

W8 0 0 0 0<br />

W9 0 0 0 0<br />

W10 0 0 0 0<br />

AXLE WEIGHT (km of track)<br />

Up to 20.3 tonnes 18 18 18 18<br />

20.4 tonnes to 23.4 tonnes 0 0 0 0<br />

23.5 tonnes to 25.4 tonnes 0 0 0 0<br />

TOTAL 18 18 18 18<br />

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