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Hampton Court to Berrylands / Oct 2015
Crossrail 2 factsheet: Services between Berrylands and Hampton Court New Crossrail 2 services are proposed to serve all stations between Berrylands and Hampton Court, with 4 trains per hour in each direction operating directly to, and across central London. What is Crossrail 2? Crossrail 2 in this area Crossrail 2 is a proposed new railway serving London and the wider South East that could be open by 2030. It would connect the existing National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire with trains running through a new tunnel from Wimbledon to Tottenham Hale and New Southgate. Crossrail 2 will connect directly with National Rail, London Underground, London Overground, Crossrail 1, High Speed 1 international and domestic and High Speed 2 services, meaning passengers will be one change away from over 800 destinations nationwide. Why do we need Crossrail 2? The South West Main Line is one of the busiest and most congested routes in the country. It already faces capacity constraints and demand for National Rail services into Waterloo is forecast to increase by at least 40% by 2043. This means the severe crowding on the network will nearly double, and would likely lead to passengers being unable to board trains at some stations. Crossrail 2 provides a solution. It would free up space on the railway helping to reduce congestion, and would enable us to run more local services to central London that bypass the most congested stations. Transport improvements already underway will help offset the pressure in the short term. But we need Crossrail 2 to cope with longer term growth. -
Silvertown Crossrail Station
Challenges Lessons Learned Policy. Ensuring that the message, delivery of the The project is still at an early stage and stakeholder station post Crossrail and demonstrating that the support and momentum will be the key. The impacts on the operational railway line, is clear stakeholder support will come in the form of to ensure that the support of the policy makers placing the station in the upcoming policy docu- and provide the project with a strong supporting ments, the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, London position. Plan and London Borough of Newham’s local plans Silvertown crossrail and polies update. To ensure that the station can Design. Incorporating the station into the local be supported in policy the momentum of dialogue area and demonstrating how it enables it to thrive and supporting technical work is essential. station and create an interchange for passengers to ensure the local residential and business can see the To become a Major East London transport hub London City Airport needs to create an interchange for benefits the station could bring. international, national and local travel for people in London and the South-East. The Silvertown Crossrail station supports the airport travellers through the creation of new Mayor’s vision for strategic growth by maximising visitor destinations, providing retail and leisure the regeneration potential of the Royal Docks Area opportunities, particularly at Royal Victoria and as well as providing faster links to key London at Silvertown Quays. The introduction of a station employment areas, and unlocking more land for close to the airport would achieve similar results homes and businesses. -
Delivering High Speed 2 Major Project Report
DELIVERING HIGH SPEED 2 MAJOR PROJECT REPORT New rail reality Developing a £33bn rail network to transform Uk’s north-soUth 03|2012 CONNECTIONS Special report | High Speed 2 03 | 2012 Foreword 04 infrastructure specialists who supply the rail Introduction industry. Many of them are already helping HS2 Ltd chief executive Alison Munro us deliver Crossrail, Thameslink, electrifica- updates on the project’s progress tion, and upgrades to major stations like Reading and Birmingham. But even the 08 largest of these schemes will be dwarfed in Technical challenge size by HS2. So the challenge is for British Why the current London to West firms to develop the expertise to compete Midlands route is the best for key high speed contracts, and help deliver Britain’s Victorian engineering HS2 on time and on budget. 12 pioneers built a railway that was the The government’s National Infrastructure Euston envy of the world. Such was their Plan makes clear the importance of a predict- vision and singular focus that able and transparent pipeline of infrastruc- Expanding the station presents a ❝ following the opening of the first intercity line regeneration opportunity ture projects that will help the private sector between Manchester and Liverpool in 1830, it invest and plan for the future. HS2 will form 14 took just a little over two decades to construct a a key element of that long-term pipeline, Euston masterplan national rail network which linked all our major providing certainty about future contracting cities, and transformed our economy. Designs for Euston station opportunities following the Yet the modern reality is that since the terminus are vital to the project completion of Crossrail in 2017. -
Capacity on North-South Main Lines
Capacity on North-South Main Lines Technical Report Report October 2013 Prepared for: Prepared by: Department for Transport Steer Davies Gleave Click here to enter text. 28-32 Upper Ground London SE1 9PD +44 (0)20 7910 5000 www.steerdaviesgleave.com Technical Report CONTENTS SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... I 1 CREATING THE TIMETABLES THAT DETERMINE CAPACITY PROVISION IS A COMPLEX ISSUE .................................................................................................. 1 2 EUROPEAN COMPARISONS ........................................................................ 5 3 HOW CAPACITY CAN BE MEASURED ............................................................ 7 4 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ..................................................................... 9 5 CAPACITY AND THE NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES ................................................ 11 West Coast Main Line .............................................................................. 11 Midland Main Line .................................................................................. 13 East Coast Main Line ............................................................................... 14 Route section categorisation: green/orange/red ............................................ 15 FIGURES Figure 5.1 Assessed post-2019 Capacity Pressures on North-South Main Lines 19 Contents Technical Report Summary 1. This note assesses the capacity of the North-South Rail Lines in the UK from the perspective -
Investigation Into the Department for Transport's Decision to Cancel Three
A picture of the National Audit Office logo Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General Department for Transport Investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three rail electrification projects HC 835 SESSION 2017–2019 29 MARCH 2018 4 What this investigation is about Investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three rail electrification projects What this investigation is about 1 In July 2017 the Secretary of State for Transport announced the cancellation of three electrification projects serving different parts of the UK: the Midland Main Line north of Kettering (to Nottingham and Sheffield); the Great Western Main Line between Cardiff and Swansea; and the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere. Electrification of the Midland Main Line to Sheffield was a 2015 Conservative party manifesto commitment. The 2015 manifesto also stated that work was underway to electrify the railway in South Wales. These three projects are part of wider electrification projects for which works are either ongoing or already complete for large sections of these lines (Figure 1). 2 This investigation sets out the decision-making process, leading to the July 2017 announcement. It covers: • the original case for electrification; • why the Department for Transport (the Department) chose to cancel projects; • how it selected which projects to cancel; and • the Department’s assessment on the impact that cancelling the projects would have on promised benefits. 3 This investigation focuses on the three electrification projects the Secretary of State announced as cancelled in July 2017. Our investigation does not seek to evaluate the value for money of the projects or the decision to cancel. -
High Speed 2: Spring 2020 Update
House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts High Speed 2: Spring 2020 update Third Report of Session 2019–21 Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 6 May 2020 HC 84 Published on 17 May 2020 by authority of the House of Commons The Committee of Public Accounts The Committee of Public Accounts is appointed by the House of Commons to examine “the accounts showing the appropriation of the sums granted by Parliament to meet the public expenditure, and of such other accounts laid before Parliament as the committee may think fit” (Standing Order No. 148). Current membership Meg Hillier MP (Labour (Co-op), Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Chair) Mr Gareth Bacon MP (Conservative, Orpington) Kemi Badenoch MP (Conservative, Saffron Walden) Olivia Blake MP (Labour, Sheffield, Hallam) Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP (Conservative, The Cotswolds) Dame Cheryl Gillan MP (Conservative, Chesham and Amersham) Peter Grant MP (Scottish National Party, Glenrothes) Mr Richard Holden MP (Conservative, North West Durham) Sir Bernard Jenkin MP (Conservative, Harwich and North Essex) Craig Mackinlay MP (Conservative, Thanet) Shabana Mahmood MP (Labour, Birmingham, Ladywood) Gagan Mohindra MP (Conservative, South West Hertfordshire) Sarah Olney MP (Liberal Democrat, Richmond Park) Bridget Phillipson MP (Labour, Houghton and Sunderland South) Nick Smith MP (Labour, Blaenau Gwent) James Wild MP (Conservative, North West Norfolk) Powers Powers of the Committee of Public Accounts are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 148. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publication © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2020. -
Infrastructure Intelligence Tablet Edition |
ISSUE 09 | April 2015 INTERVIEW Davendra Dabasia of Mace talks leadership page 26 ANALYSIS ACE NEWS Crunch carbon Danny Alexander cut costs on infrastructure page 16 beyond the election page 28 Produced for the industry by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering And we’re off! Highways England’s £11bn five year plan page 12 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR News roundup With the UK’s most unpredictable General Election in decades almost upon us, the question remains whether or not the increasingly rosy infrastructure and support infrastructure sector should start to worry? BUSINESS research and the development For on the one hand we continue to see unprecedented levels of of new manufacturing cross party support for the £466bn National Infrastructure Plan, major Austerity is set to end facilities and training. schemes such as HS2 and for devolved powers to drive investment into in 2019, a year earlier areas such as the “Northern Powerhouse”. than originally planned, Chief construction adviser And we see long term spending plans being rolled out across the Chancellor George Osborne Peter Hansford has called highways sector, the rail industry, power, water and communications as promised in his 2105 Budget for evidence on how to the clear link between investment and economic growth is driven home. speech. Infrastructure didn’t unlock demand, improve Yet on the other hand there is no question in anyone’s minds that get a big build up in Osborne’s affordability and increase the post-Election economy will be tough and getting tougher. Not least Commons speech which attractiveness of solid focused on economic successes wall insulation. -
Colin Matthews
ISSUE 04 | September 2014 ANALYSIS Class of 2001: where are they now? page 27 OPINION CAREERS Ailie MacAdam Rise of the on HS2 apprentices page 10 page 24 Produced for the industry by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering Colin Matthews The Highways Agency’s £24bn man page 12 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR News roundup In his interview with Infrastructure Intelligence this month, new Highways Agency chairman Colin Matthews is very clear about the need Installing smart meters in for the whole industry to embrace new technologies and new ideas as ENVIRONMENT every house in the UK will the Agency embarks on its £24bn investment programme. save consumers “only 2%” “This is not a business as usual static environment,” he said. “It is a New delays for the on their annual bills, the fantastic opportunity with some really serious investment behind it to implementation of Public Accounts Committee take Britain’s roads on a journey,” sustainable drainage has warned. On average, And while it is absolutely clear that to accommodate the scary systems (SuDS) have been consumers will save just £26 prediction for a 46% growth in traffic on the nation’s strategic road revealed after Secretary of a year and the technology network by 2040 we will have to spend some of that money improving State for Environment, Food could be out of date by the and enhancing the physical network, it is also clear that technology will and Rural Affairs, Elizabeth time the roll out is complete, have to play a massive role. Truss announced a further six the committee said. -
Heathrow Best Placed for Britain
Heathrow Best Placed for Britain Britain’s global hub. Let’s build on strength Best for Britain? Heathrow expansion The UK is short of hub-airport What’s so special about a hub airport? is better for Britain: It’s the best-located, capacity. It’s costing the country A hub airport caters for transfer passengers AND local the fastest and the trade and jobs. Heathrow – the UK’s passengers. More passengers means airlines can fill flights to cheapest option more long-haul destinations. The more successful a hub only hub airport – is effectively full becomes, the more destinations it can serve. Which is exactly and operating at 98% capacity. what the UK needs if it wants to compete in the global economy. A dual hub halves the amount of transfer passengers The government has set up the Airport Commission to available, making long-haul flights less viable for airlines. look at the problem of airport capacity and recommend a way forward. In July we’ll be submitting our ideas. Building on strength We think there’s only one choice worth making: adding capacity at Heathrow. Heathrow is a successful hub airport; expanding it would be building on strength instead of starting from scratch elsewhere. On every measure, Heathrow is best placed for Britain. The UK needs a successful hub airport The UK has plenty of point-to-point airports, and most have lots of spare capacity. That’s not the problem. The UK has only one hub airport – and it’s operating at its limit. 2 Heathrow Best placed for Britain Heathrow Best placed for Britain 3 It’s all about connections Convenience is The UK is in a global race for trade, jobs and economic Losing the global race? Making connections: good for business: growth. -
What Is a Hybrid Bill? Main Line Main Line York a Hybrid Bill Is a Set of Proposals Leeds Preston for Introducing New Laws, Or Wigan Changing Existing Ones
HS2: IN YOUR AREA Government hybrid Bills Glasgow Edinburgh High Speed Two (HS2) is the planned high speed rail network connecting London with the West MidlandsHS2 station HS2 destination served by HS2 classic compatible services (‘PhaseWES One’), in 2026 and with Manchester and Leeds T C O Phase One core high speed network (‘Phase Two’)A in 2033. S T MAIN The Government has decided to speed up the delivery of thePhase West Two core high speed network LIN Midlands to CreweE section of the Phase Two route to realisePhase some Two ‘A’ core high speed network of the benefits of Phase Two more quickly. This part of the route HS2 connection to existing rail network is now planned to openCa inrlis 2027,le sixNewcast yearsle ahead of schedule. Classic compatible services But before construction work starts, the government needs permission from Parliament. It sets out its plans in a hybrid Bill and supporting documents. This factsheet explains what a hybrid Darlington E Bill is and how you can have a say. A For questions about HS2, call our S T C Community Relations team on 020 7944 4908 O A S T MAIN LIN E Link to Link to West Coast East Coast What is a hybrid Bill? Main Line Main Line York A hybrid Bill is a set of proposals Leeds Preston for introducing new laws, or Wigan changing existing ones. Hybrid Bills Manchester are quite rare. They are generally Piccadilly used to secure powers to construct Warrington and operate major infrastructure Liverpool Manchester Airport High Sheffield Meadowhall projects of national importance. -
Bakerloo Line Extension
Bakerloo line extension Option selection summary report Date: December 2015 CONTENTS 1. Executive summary ....................................................................... 3 2. Introduction ................................................................................ 5 3. Assessing the Bakerloo line options .................................................. 7 4. Assessment results ..................................................................... 15 5. Next steps ................................................................................ 30 Appendix A – Indicative long term timeline ........................................... 34 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - 2014 Public consultation proposed Bakerloo line extension routes ........................ 6 Figure 2 - Stages of options assessment ................................................................................ 9 Figure 3 - Stage 2 assessment extension options ................................................................. 10 Figure 4 - Stage 3 assessment extension options ................................................................. 14 Figure 5 - Growth and transport factors along each extension corridor to Lewisham ........... 21 Figure 6 - Location map of potential New Camberwell Rail Station ...................................... 26 Figure 7 - Initial extension option and potential long-term wider region rail improvements .. 28 Figure 8 – Indicative timeline of next steps for developing the extension proposal in 2016 .. 31 Table 1 - Mayor's Transport Strategy -
Megaprojects: a Design and Strategy
Megaprojects: A Design and Strategy Perspective A thesis submitted to the University of Manchester for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanities 2015 Colm Lundrigan Manchester Business School Contents CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 2 LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................... 4 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... 5 ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................................ 6 DECLARATION & COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ................................................................................ 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 9 PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................. 10 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 11 1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 11 2 RESEARCH SETTING