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6.11 Schemes being developed
NAME ANDDESCRIPTION OF SCHEME
East Coast Main Line upgrade
Provision of additional capacity throughout the route and through upgrading and reopening parallel
routes.Increased linespeeds and changes to infrastructure to accommodate tilt trains.Renewal of
signalling equipment
Northern access to Heathrow
Capacity increases Airport Junction–Paddington–St Pancras services–Hayes Hub
Freight routeing strategy and gauge enhancement
We are clearing the WCML to W10 gauge and have submitted a proposal to the Department of
Environment,Transport and the Regions (DETR) to extend this from London the Channel Tunnel.Further
proposals will be developed later this year.
Great Western routes Train Signalling
A strategy to extend the life of existing installations until the TCS can be introduced to provide additional
facilities to meet to meet customers’needs,improve performance and reduce maintenance costs.
Targeted renewals in the interim will improve performance and ensure that safety standards are
maintained.Phase 1 Slough–Bristol–Oxford;Phase 2 Bristol–Swansea–Gloucester
East–West Rail
The East–West Rail project involves reopening the route between Cambridge and Oxford via
Letchworth,Sandy, Bedford and Bletchley.This will make many new rail journeys possible without the
need to travel via London. We have been developing the scheme with 25 local authorities.Grant funding
will be a key issue in the development of this project.Phase 1 is likely to be
Bristol–Oxford–Bletchley–Bedford.
London–Stansted upgrade
Renewal of signalling equipment at the south end of the West Anglia network improving line capacity,
speeds and track layouts to enable additional services to operate
London Bridge area signalling and track renewals
Driven by the Thameslink 2000 project,an opportunity exists to renew substantial parts of the London
Bridge signalling centre, co-ordinated with Thameslink 2000 works in the area
Midlands urban network
Increase in Coventry–Birmingham capacity
London commuter-area capacity
Network changes to accommodate longer and potentially double-decker trains
Linespeed improvements
Scottish Express
Great Western Main Line
Midland Main Line
West of England
Brighton Main Line capacity
Infrastructure enhancement to increase capacity at Clapham Junction,East Croydon and Gatwick Airport
Manchester Piccadilly–Cheadle Hulme
Renewal of signalling equipment and increased capacity
* Total cost including renewal and enhancement expenditure
TIMESCALE
Phase 1 (Leeds) 2001
Phase 2 2004
Phase 3 2009
200
Up to 2005
Phase I Completion currently
planned for 2008/09
Phase 2 Completion currently
planned beyond 2008/09
Phase 1 2004
1999–2004
2006
2006
2003–09
2002–08
2003
2001–06
2003
2004
2004
COST (£M)*
1000
561
In a range from
100 to 500
Currently
assessed at:
Phase I — 175
Phase 2 — 160
240
237
222
200
200
37
72
25
25
156
150
ROUTE STRATEGY
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2
3
26
Various
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7
27
15
6
19
1
18 19
21 23
14
3
5
4
10
1