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Major Improvements for South Central Franchise Area RailwayThe Herald www.railwayherald.co.uk Issue 132 - 23rd May 2008 ISSN 1751-8091 Contents Newsdesk Rail Minister outlines improvements LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE n LATE NEWS to South Central franchise area Page 3 New Stobart/DRS livery for recently outshopped Class 47/4 No. 47832 Page 4 New use for abandoned tunnel Page 5 TURNING THE CLOCK BACK Brian Morrison looks at Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1950s Page 14 Railtour Listings Page 6 Preservation View Page 12 Events Diary Page 18 Front Cover With Severn Bridge Junction signal box clearly evident, Class 67s Nos. 67014 and 67026 arrive at Shrewsbury on 17th May, p Having arrived for the forthcoming 'Cotswold Festival of Steam' weekend, the National Railway Museum's Southern in 'top and tail' mode with the Railway 4-6-0 No. 850 Lord Nelson made its debut on GWR services on 22nd May. It is pictured passing Manor Lane, 08.17 London Marylebone to near Gotherington, heading to Cheltenham Racecourse on the 14.30 departure from Toddington. Jack Boskett Wrexham service. Dave Pagett q One member of the Merehead-based locomotive fleet that is rarely seen in the railway press is the Yeoman- Rear Cover liveried EMD-built Bo-Bo Switcher No. 44. Prohibited from leaving the quarry due to its height, the locomotive is On 9th May, Class 37 No. pictured receiving a general washdown on the apron at Merehead Depot on 16th May. Richard Dunn D6700 awaits departure from Goathland with the 09.50 freight to Grosmont, during the NYMR Diesel Gala. Nick Wise Publication The Railway Herald is due to be published every Friday and is available on e-mail subscription or from our website at www.railwayherald.co.uk Submissions We welcome submissions from all readers, especially digital photographs. 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Registered office: Hobarn House, 12 Brompton Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1DY © Copyright Railway Herald Ltd 2006-2008 2 RailwayThe Herald NewsDesk LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE NEWS n LATE n LATE NEWS Major improvements for South Central Railway walks franchise area announced by Rail Minister in support of Under significant service improvement proposals facilities for travel to stations and around 1,000 more Helston railway outlined by Rail Minister, Tom Harris MP, on 22nd car parking and 1,000 cycle parking spaces May, rail passengers in South London, Surrey and Expressions of Interest in the franchise have now re-opening Sussex are set to benefit from 10% more capacity been invited and the Invitation to Tender will be across the South Central franchise area. issued in autumn this year, the successful bidder being The proposals are part of the consultation expected to be announced in early summer 2009. project document that details the services that the future The new franchise will commence on 20th September The Helston Railway Preservation operator of the South Central franchise will operate. 2009. The franchise will run for five years and 10 Company hopes to reopen The franchise will comprise services currently run by months, with the final year dependent on performance. a stretch of the long-closed Southern and will include Gatwick Express trains and An extension of up to two years is available at the branch line between Helston and the Redhill-Tonbridge route currently operated by Department’s discretion. Trevarno and will be holding an Southeastern. There will be at least a 10% increase in capacity open day for visitors to Trevarno Apart from the extra capacity, smartcards are also to across the franchise area as a result of train Gardens near Helston, on Sunday, be introduced throughout the franchise area, and the lengthening on South London routes, the introduction May 25th. winner of the franchise must help facilitate important of around 106 extra coaches across the franchise area Visitors will be able to view projects like the East London Line Extension and the and the extra services that will be introduced following progress by volunteers towards £5.5 billion Thameslink Programme, both of which will changes to the Gatwick Express franchise this summer. reopening a section of the former provide a significant increase in capacity in and through This does not include the capacity increase that will GWR branch line and look around London. be provided by the Thameslink Programme or the East the diesel trains. Proposals in detail include around 25% more London Line extension. There will be guided walks of capacity on most routes in South London where trains It was announced last year that Gatwick Express the railway track bed and a historic will be extended from 8 to 10 coaches, more than would be retained as a non-stop service between walk of Trevarno Gardens. starting 3,700 additional seats in and out of London at the Gatwick Airport and London every 15 minutes and from the Courtyard at 11.00. busiest times because of retained doubling of peak- at the busiest times of day the service will also run Visitors need to book this walk by time express trains between Brighton and London beyond Gatwick to Brighton, doubling the number telephoning 01326 574274. Victoria in the high peak. Two extra trains between of express services between Brighton and London The two guided walks of the Redhill and London at peak times will also be retained. Victoria in the high peak. At least two extra trains railway track bed will take place and these will start later this year will also run between Redhill and London in the peak from the railway bridge at Trevarno. Later trains provided from Central London to places as well as additional Redhill to London services off- The first is at 12.30 and the second such as Sutton, Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace at around peak. These service changes will start in at 15.00. Visitors on the historic 00.30 compared to 23.30 or midnight today, and later December 2008. gardens walk will be able to join services will also operate on the Uckfield route. The new franchise will need to accommodate the first walk when they reach the It is planned to investigate smartcards across the major timetable changes to facilitate delivery of key railway bridge. Pre-booking is not franchise area, including provision for Oyster Pay as infrastructure projects, notably the East London Line necessary for the railway walks, but You Go and regulated fare increases will be capped at extension to Crystal Palace and West Croydon and visitors are advised to bring stout RPI+1%. Views are being sought on how fares could be major works at London Bridge to facilitate delivery of footwear and waterproofs if wet. made simpler, as well as how they could be linked to Thameslink. Some disruption to services as a result of Access to the Estate will be via performance. these projects is inevitable but bidders will be asked Trevarno's main entrance and the Safer stations by including extended hours of staffing, to detail how they will keep passengers informed and normal garden entrance fees will provision of automated ticket gates at around 30 provide high quality replacement services to mitigate apply. However, supporters of the stations and enhanced CCTV across the franchise. these impacts. Helston Railway will be entitled to A new Sunday service between Brighton and The provision of additional, later evening and Sunday a 25% discount on production of Southampton will be introduced, along with better services are subject to agreement with Network Rail. their membership card. Grand Central use Riviera Class 47s for Sunderland shuttle Following the on-going major problems with the powercar fleet Grand Central has reverted to a contingency HST timetable.
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