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SUMMARIES OF KEYLOCATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE 1998 NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATEMENT WITH CURRENT CONGESTION
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LOCATION AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO CONGESTION
West Coast Main Line: Euston–Rugby. The West Coast Main Line upgrade will provide additional capacity on the
fast and slow lines in 2005.This will provide sufficient capacity to meet existing and known future contractual requirements.
It will also allow for an increase in paths by 42 per day in each direction,which could be used for additional freight traffic.
West Coast Main Line/North Trans-Pennine: Slade Lane Junction Piccadilly–Deansgate. The track layout
at Manchester Piccadilly was remodelled in December 1998 and the capacity of the main station trainshed was restored to
12 fully operational platforms.Strategic options for further capacity enhancements will be discussed with train operators
and GMPTE.The results will be reflected in the 2000 NMS.
North Trans-Pennine: Leeds Station area. A major remodelling and resignalling of Leeds West End Junction to
increase capacity by 50% and a minor remodelling of the east end of the station.
Channel Tunnel Routes: Charing Cross–Hither Green–Orpington. The Thameslink 2000 project will double the
capacity on the Metropolitan Junction–Borough Mar ket Junction section.Capacity issues on other sections have been
identified and are being discussed with the Rail Regulator.
Midland Main Line: Kentish Town–Luton. The solution involves retimetabling and reinstatement of a platform at
London St Pancras.The Thameslink 2000 project includes lengthening of platforms to enable 12-vehicle trains to operate.
Brighton Main Line: Victoria–East Croydon–Haywards Heath. A range of solutions has been analysed.They vary
from a short-term timetable solution to accommodate Virgin’s requirements through renewing rolling stock to increase
seating capacity and improve journey times to a comprehensive increase in route capacity to enable more trains to run.
Great Eastern Main Line: Liverpool St–Gidea Park. The solution involves enhancing capacity of the Gospel
Oak–Barking Line to remove some freight trains from the route.
West Anglia Main Line: Clapton Junction–Broxbourne Junction. We have identified a potential timetabling
solution to allow additional trains to operate to Stansted Airport in 2000.In conjunction with planned signalling renewals,
we have identified longer-term capacity enhancements to satisfy customer requirements.
East Coast Main Line: Finsbury Park–Peterborough. We have committed to a phased increase in capacity to
reflect emerging market and customer demands as part of the ECML upgrade.
Derby–Bristol and Didcot via Birmingham: Leamington–Coventry. We propose to implement a timetabling
solution.
Derby–Bristol & Didcot via Birmingham: Coventry–Birmingham. A partial timetabling solution has been
identified,and agreed with our customers for delivery in 2005.In order to meet all customer market needs, we have
identified a solution to four-track this corridor.
Derby–Bristol & Didcot via Birmingham: Birmingham New Street–Kings Norton. A timetabling solution has
been identified which has customer support subject to contractual negotiations.
Great Western Main Line: Paddington–Reading & Reading–Basingstoke. A phased approach has been
identified which involves progressively more platform capacity at Reading in the short term;additional track capacity
between Acton and Airport Junction in the medium term;and additional platform capacity at Paddington.
Great Western Main Line: Bath–Bristol–Severn Tunnel Junction. We are implementing an infrastructure
solution according to a phased timescale to meet customer requirements.
West Coast Main Line: Glasgow Central approaches. Further analysis suggests that the current layout is not
operating at capacity and that known operator aspirations can be met.
South West Scotland: Kilmarnock–Gretna Green. Introduction of 24-hour-a-day operation will allow more
trains to be pathed during less busy hours. We have committed to add a passing loop in 2000.
STATUS
Solution being implemented.
We are currently developing options.
Solution being implemented.
Solutions partially identified and to
be implemented.Further solutions
being developed.
Solution being implemented.
Part of Thameslink 2000 scheme.
Solution identified and under
discussion.
Solution being implemented.
Solution being progressed.
Preferred solutions to be
identified in 1999.
Solution identified.Implementation
dependent on customer negotiations.
Partial solution to be implemented.
Implementation of further solution
dependent on customer negotiations.
Solution identified.Implementation
dependent on customer negotiations.
Solution identified and partial
implementation to start in 1999.
Solution being implemented.
No solution required.
Solution to be implemented in 2000.
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COMPLETION DATE
2005
2002
2002
2006
partially
1999–2006
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Spring 1999
2000–04
2003–09
2000
2005
partially
2003
2000–09
2003
n/a
2000