WICHNOR JUNCTION

LICHFIELD in kilometres D050 SCALE HIGH SPEED UK : REGIONAL MAPS J011 06 L048 L049 XCML M42 T7 M6(T) 0 1 2 3 4 5 L047 WCML T6 CC04 -F : J010 11 D049 A5 L046 M6 T5 A51 © MAPPING M54 TAMWORTH NETWORK2020 201 6 1 –LICHFIELD 2 10A A34 T4 A5 LINE RESTORED TO CUT ORIGINAL TO NEW STREET & RADIAL D048 FOR EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS IN J009 L045 HAMPTON IN ARDEN RESTORED BESCOT -WICHNOR ROUTE CONGESTION, A38 WITH NEW CURV ES TO FORM ‘WEST HSUK MAPPING SEE KEY PLAN K01 RESTORATION/ ALLOWING FREIGHT MIDLANDS RING’ VIA NEW STREET, UPGRADE TO PERMIT BYPASS & ‘MIDLANDS M6(T) BIRMINGHAM - WATER WALSALL, SUTTON PARK LINE & FOR FURTHER INFO SEE HSUK EUROGAUGE RING’ SERVICES ORTON ROUTE UPGRADED 10 BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL WEST MIDLANDS RAIL STRATEGY FREIGHT FLOWS & MOSTLY 4-TRACKED D047 J008 GRAND WALSALL PROJEC TED HIGH SPEED LINE TO BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION TO ADDRESS FUTURE CONGESTION & PROVIDE J006 L044 STATION REBUILT 10 GRAND JUNCTION UPGRADE & EUROGAUGE ROUTE. 4-TRACKING OF RUGBY J007 TO SUIT NEW NEW SOHO JN – TAME BRIDGE COVENTRY-BIRMINGHAM & BIRMINGHAM- FLYING JUNCTIONS LINK FOR HIGHER CAPACITY WATER ORTON – TAMWORTH – DERBY ROUTES IS INITIAL PRIORITY WOLVERHAMPTON BURTON – DERBY XCML ROUTE 9 ACCELERATED ROUTE NORTH - T3 D046 J005 UPGRADED & MOSTLY 4- STOUR WEST FROM NEW STREET BESCOT TRACKED AS PRIMARY HIGH VALLEY 7 8 T2 SPEED CROSSCOUNTRY ROUTE HINCKLEY LINES TAME WATER D045 BRIDGE J004 9 FREIGHT TERMINAL & POTENTIAL ORTON HSUK TRAIN MAINTENANCE 2 M6 T1 DEPOT AT HAMS HALL D043 D044 03 J003 HAMS NUNEATON 1 1 8 WEST HAWTHORNS 6 5 4A HALL D040 B055 MIDLANDS D042 B054 METRO 2 J002 COLESHILL A5 SOHO JN M69 B053 HSUK BEDWORTH BIRMINGHAM D041 R05 5 7 B052 NUNEATON -WATER ORTON J001 B153 LINE ELECTRIFIED AS DIVERS- PRIMARY HIGH M6 B050 IONARY ROUTES FOR RUGBY- SPEED INTERCITY R054 BIRMINGHAM B051 3 BIRMINGHAM 4-TRACKING HUB AT B’HAM B049 3 NEW STREET INTERNATIONAL STOURBRIDGE SOLIHULL 6 BEECHWOOD R053 HAMPTON TUNNEL REBUILT B048 2 FOR 4 TRACKS B047 B15 2 in ARDEN A45 HSUK A46 B045 STOURBRIDGE -WALSALL M5 R052 R051 R050 COVENTRY LINE RESTORED TO M6 B044 PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE 5 L&B R049 WCML FREIGHT ROUTE TO M42 SOUTH-WEST, BYPASSING R048 CENTRAL BIRMINGHAM & R047 COVENTRY -B’HAM INTERNATIONAL - LICKEY INCLINE. NOTE XCML R046 ALSO PROPOSALS TO 4 4 B’HAM NEW STREET ROUTE 4- R045 EXTEND WEST TRACKED FOR MOST OF LENGTH TO R044 R043 RUGBY BARNT OPTIMISE CAPACITY & (TOGETHER MIDLANDS METRO GREEN ALONG THIS ROUTE 2 WITH VIRTUAL 4-TRACKING ALONG R042 BIRMINGHAM-WOLVERHAMPTON 4A 1 3 NEW DIVE -UNDER AT 133 3A ROUTE) IMPROVE SE-NW FLOWS A46 COVENTRY STATION TO

M42 THROUGH B’HAM NEW STREET ELIMINATE CONFLICT A45

LICKEY M40 KENILWORTH BETWEEN N-S FREIGHT & INCLINE 16 E-W PASSENGER FLOWS 1 4