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38 South West Scotland 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 />

Kilmarnock–Gretna Junction Optimisation of train paths and the utilisation of the route for 24hrs each day 1999 A<br />

Provision of loop to increase capacity and flexibility 2000<br />

Additional loops and crossovers to meet future growth 2002<br />

Various new freight traffics Track and associated signalling Ongoing<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 />

Stranraer–Carlisle 270 10 48mph (3hr 31min) No change No change No change<br />

Stranraer–Glasgow 163 6 48mph (2hr 07min) No change No change No change<br />

Glasgow Central–Carlisle 185 8 49mph (2hr 22min) No change No change No change<br />

LINESPEEDS (km of track)<br />

Up to 35mph 10 10 10 10<br />

40–75mph 315 315 315 315<br />

80–105mph 51 51 51 51<br />

110–125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

Over 125mph 0 0 0 0<br />

TOTAL 376 376 376 376<br />

GAUGE (km of route)<br />

W6A 242 242 242 242<br />

W7 241 241 241 241<br />

W8 241 241 241 241<br />

W9 0 0 0 0<br />

W10 0 0 0 0<br />

AXLE WEIGHT (km of track)<br />

Up to 20.3 tonnes 0 0 0 0<br />

20.4 tonnes to 23.4 tonnes 119 119 119 119<br />

23.5 tonnes to 25.4 tonnes 257 257 257 257<br />

TOTAL 376 376 376 376<br />

Other route developments<br />

LOCATION PROPOSED SOLUTION YEAR REF<br />

Discharge of train toilet tanks at Ayr Depot New controlled emission toilet facilities 1999 B<br />

Improved security and safety at a number of stations Upgrade lighting<br />

Install CCTV<br />

Enhance customer-information systems Ongoing<br />

Improved facilities at key stations Improvements to waiting rooms, toilet facilities, cycle rack and retail outlets Ongoing<br />

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