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Whitehill / Bordon Eco Town Pre – Feasibility Study of Rail Route Options Report No. FS/227552/FC/01 List of Contents Page Chapters and Appendices EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................1-2 2 GLOSSARY AND ABREVIATIONS.................................................................................... 2-3 3 EXISTING RAILWAY CORRIDORS ................................................................................... 3-4 3.1 LMR Main Line – Liss to Bordon .............................................................................. 3-4 3.1.1 Liss to Liss Forest Road................................................................................. 3-4 3.1.2 Liss Forest Road to Longmoor ......................................................................3-4 3.1.3 Longmoor to Whitehill South Junction..........................................................3-4 3.1.4 Whitehill Junction to Bordon Station ............................................................3-5 3.2 LMR Hollywater Loop ...............................................................................................3-5 3.2.1 Whitehill South Junction to Longmoor..........................................................3-5 3.3 LSWR/SR/BR Bordon to Bentley Branch Line .........................................................3-6 4 OUTLINE DESCRIPTIONS OF MAIN LINE OPTIONS.....................................................4-7 4.1 Option ML1 Bordon to Bentley..................................................................................4-7 4.2 Option ML2 Bordon to Liss .......................................................................................4-7 Base Option ................................................................................................................4-8 Option ML2a Create a direct route between Woolmer Pond and Liss.......................4-8 Option ML2b Create junction towards London at Liss ..............................................4-9 4.3 Option ML3 Bentley to Liss via Bordon .................................................................... 4-9 4.4 Option ML4 Bordon to Liphook................................................................................. 4-9 4.5 Option ML5 Bordon to Alton................................................................................... 4-10 4.6 Option ML6 Divert main line from Liss to Liphook via Bordon ............................. 4-11 4.7 Option ML7 Alton to Liss via Bordon ..................................................................... 4-11 4.8 Option ML8 Alton to Liphook via Bordon...............................................................4-11 5 PROPOSED LIGHT RAIL OPTIONS.................................................................................. 5-12 5.1 Option LR1 Bordon to Bentley................................................................................. 5-12 5.2 Option LR2 Bordon to Liss ...................................................................................... 5-12 Sub Option LR2a...................................................................................................... 5-12 5.3 Option LR3 Bordon to Liphook ............................................................................... 5-12 5.4 Option LR4 Bordon to Alton.................................................................................... 5-13 5.5 Option LR5 Alton and Bentley to Liss and Liphook via Bordon............................. 5-13 5.6 Option LR6 Bordon to Farnham............................................................................... 5-13 5.6.1 Option LR6A Bordon to Farnham – Alternative Route............................... 5-13 6 IMPACT ON THE EXISTING NETWORK ........................................................................ 6-14 i 227552/HWY/HCC/01/P1 - 04/08/2009/i of i E:\Whitehill R.J568286.01-Final report 1.4.10.doc Whitehill / Bordon Eco Town Pre – Feasibility Study of Rail Route Options Report No. FS/227552/FC/01 6.1 Junctions with Network Rail .................................................................................... 6-14 6.1.1 Bentley......................................................................................................... 6-14 6.1.2 Alton ............................................................................................................ 6-14 6.1.3 Liss............................................................................................................... 6-15 6.1.4 Liphook........................................................................................................ 6-15 6.2 Signalling.................................................................................................................. 6-15 6.2.1 Bentley......................................................................................................... 6-15 6.2.2 Alton ............................................................................................................ 6-16 6.2.3 Liss............................................................................................................... 6-16 6.2.4 Liphook........................................................................................................ 6-16 6.3 Wider Implications ................................................................................................... 6-16 6.3.1 Bentley and the Alton Line..........................................................................6-16 6.3.2 Liss and the Portsmouth Main Line............................................................. 6-17 7 COMPARISON BETWEEN HEAVY RAIL AND LIGHT RAIL....................................... 7-18 7.1 Rails.......................................................................................................................... 7-18 7.2 Sleepers..................................................................................................................... 7-18 7.3 Signalling.................................................................................................................. 7-18 7.4 Traction Current........................................................................................................ 7-18 7.5 Level Crossings ........................................................................................................ 7-19 7.6 Street Running .......................................................................................................... 7-19 7.7 Vehicles .................................................................................................................... 7-19 7.8 Depot ........................................................................................................................ 7-19 8 COST ESTIMATE ................................................................................................................ 8-20 9 JOURNEY TIME COMPARISONS..................................................................................... 9-21 10 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................. 10-22 Appendix A Drawings and Diagrams ............................................................................................ A-1 Appendix B Construction constraints ............................................................................................ B-1 Appendix C Photographs ............................................................................................................... C-1 Appendix D References ................................................................................................................. D-1 ii 227552/HWY/HCC/01/P1 - 04/08/2009/ii of ii E:\Whitehill R.J568286.01-Final report 1.4.10.doc Whitehill / Bordon Eco Town Pre – Feasibility Study of Rail Route Options Report No. FS/227552/FC/01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mott Gifford has been commissioned to undertake a pre-feasibility alignment design for heavy rail options to connect the proposed Whitehill-Bordon Eco Town transport hub to the main line stations of the existing national rail network at Alton, Bentley, Liphook and Liss. A description of the existing trackbed and remaining railway infrastructure proposed for reuse has been given where it has been possible to readily gain access to the former railway trackbed. Feasible alignments in plan have been developed. The alignments, where possible, utilise the trackbed of the former Longmoor Military Railway, between Bordon and Liss, and the former British Railways route from Bentley to Bordon. In addition, a largely new route has been developed to connect to Alton and a partially new route to connect with Liphook. A combination of alignment options and an option to divert the existing Portsmouth main line between Liphook and Liss to serve Bordon have been developed. Descriptions of the eight heavy rail alignment options are provided to be read in conjunction with drawing 227552-DRA-PW-0001, in Appendix A. As an alternative consideration, light rail options have been developed in plan to the same main line stations, with the addition of a route to serve Farnham station. Descriptions of the six light rail alignment options are provided to be read in conjunction with drawing 227552-DRA-PW-0002, in Appendix A. A high level review has been undertaken of possible impacts on the existing rail network of the proposed new