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Western Route Specifications 2018 V6 Route 2 3 4 61 63 62 63 Route K: West of England May 2018 Network Rail –Route Specifications: Western 63 SRS K.01: Bristol Temple Meads – Exeter St Davids 64 SRS K.02: Exeter St Davids – Plymouth 69 SRS K.03: Plymouth – Penzance 73 SRS K.04: Salisbury – Bathampton / Thingley Junction 77 SRS K.06: Exeter – Exmouth Junction 82 SRS K.07: Paignton Line 85 SRS K.08: Barnstaple Branch 89 SRS K.09: St Ives Branch 92 SRS K.10: Looe Branch 95 SRS K.11: Exmouth Branch 98 SRS K.12: Falmouth Docks Branch 101 SRS K.13: Newquay Line 103 SRS K.14: Gunnislake Branch 107 SRS K.15: Swindon (via Bath Spa) – Bristol Temple Meads 111 SRS K.16: Bristol – Birmingham Line 116 SRS K.17: Weston-super-Mare Loop 120 SRS K.18: Severn Beach Branch 124 SRS K.98: Freight Trunk Routes 128 SRS K.99: Other Freight Lines 133 SRS K.01 September 2018 Network Rail –Route Specifications: Western 64 Bristol Temple Meads– Exeter St Davids Route specification description The single line of the ‘Barnstaple branch’ to Barnstaple and Meldon Geographic Map Quarry is accessed from the main line at Cowley Bridge Junction Bristol Temple Meads station is the south west’s gateway for the and is covered by a separate SRS, detailed under K.08. Thames Valley, Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Cotswolds, the Midlands and the North. Exeter St Davids station has two main through lines which divide into six main line platforms (Platforms 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6 and 6a), with the Bristol Temple Meads station has 14 platforms, 13 of which are in Stapleton Road Down main leading into the Up and Down relief lines at the station. use with Platform 2 (a west-facing bay platform) currently not Lawrence Hill BATH The Up relief is home to Platforms 3, 3a and 4 which are the centre SPA operational. Several of the platforms can be shared by trains due to island platforms with their other platform face on the Down main. BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS their length. Platforms 13 and 15 are mainly used by long-distance, Bedminster The Down relief feeds Platforms 1, 1a and 2. Both relief lines Parson Street high-speed services to/from London Paddington, Platforms 5 and 6 continue via Exeter Central to Pinhoe, becoming the Up and Down Portbury Dock are used by other long-distance services, and the remainder of the Waterloo lines from Exeter St Davids Junction and providing the platforms are used by local suburban services. route to London Waterloo via Honiton and Axminster. Yatton The expansive station area is accessed via a five track approach There is a train care depot at Bristol St Philips Marsh to the west of Worle which brings together the main line route from the east, and the Bristol Temple Meads, connecting from the main line at Bristol West Weston Milton north from Bristol Parkway, at Bristol East Junction. The approach Junction and North Somerset Junction. This depot is used by Great WESTON-SUPER-MARE widens to eight lines through the station area as far as the Bristol Western Railway (GWR) for their diesel High Speed Trains, with West Gantry, where the lines form a four track section to Marsh Junction Depot for their local Diesel Multiple Units (DMU). Bedminster, and then a three track section, with the Up relief line continuing into the Bristol South Liberty Lane freight terminal. The stabling of trains as Exeter is handled at two locations. The From this point the route consists of two main line tracks (Up and site to the west of the station is predominately used by GWR to Highbridge & Burnham Down main lines) to Cowley Bridge Junction, on the approach to the maintain their fleet of trains for the Devon and Cornwall Services. Castle Cary station area at Exeter St Davids. The exception to this is the four The depot is currently being upgraded to accommodate the track section at Taunton East Junction where Up and Down relief cascaded rolling stock from the Bristol area. It will include fuelling, light maintenance, carriage washing and new driver Bridgwater lines exist through Taunton station area, serving the six platforms available, and the Up and Down passenger loops at Tiverton. accommodation. To the east of the station are stabling facilities Further loops are located at Yatton (Up and Down passenger loops) used predominately by South Western Railway to lay over and Highbridge and Burnham (a bi-directional goods loop). between services, there are no servicing facilities at this location , with this being done at Salisbury. Weston-super-Mare is accessed from the main line junction at To Barnstaple TAUNTON Worle by the single line ‘Weston’ loop serving Weston-super-Mare A freight terminal at Portbu ry Dock connects by a branch line to the Tiverton Parkway and Weston Milton, and reconnecting back into the main line at route section just west of Bristol, joining the main line railway at Uphill Junction – this is covered by a separate Strategic Route Parson Street Junction. Other freight yards include Exeter Riverside EXETER ST DAVIDS Section (SRS), detailed under K.17. which joins the main line at Cowley Bridge Junction, the freight sidings at Bridgwater, and Taunton Fairwater Yard which is a base To London Waterloo The Up and Down Bristol lines converge at Cogload Junction with for the High Output Ballast Cleaner. the double track Athelney lines from Castle Cary. Norton Fitzwarren Junction leads from the main line onto the private, single track line of the West Somerset Railway, which is used for heritage services. SRS K.01 Bristol Temple Meads – Exeter St Davids September 2018 Network Rail –Route Specifications: Western 65 Route capability overview Table 1.0 Information Current 2019 2043 Notes Line of route GW105: Uffington to Fordgate via Box description GW108: Fordgate to Penzance. Section start Bristol Temple Meads station. Section end Exeter St Davids station. Route availability RA8 RA8 RA8 Gauge W8 W8 W8 Signals TCB TCB ERTMS Speed Predominant linespeed from 80mph to Predominant linespeed from 80mph to Incremental linespeed improvements where See Sectional Appendix 110mph. 110mph. possible in line with infrastructure for detailed speed characteristics and capability of rolling profiles stock. Electrification None. None. See Network RUS: Electrification. Review connections to freight terminals. For longer term strategy - see Electrification RUS. Passenger train service levels (trains per hour / day) Table 2.0 Current 2019 2043 Notes Typical journey time Bristol Temple Meads – Exeter St Davids. Reduce journey time to lowest possible in line Reduce journey time to lowest possible in line The optimal journey time between Plymouth and Bristol is with linespeed improvements and changes in with linespeed improvements and changes in under 2 hours. LDHS services between 55 minutes and 1 hour rolling stock. rolling stock. 11 minutes depending on calling pattern. Journey time reduction in line with the Western Local stopping service between 1 hour 27 route Journey Time Improvement Programme minutes and 1 hour 44 minutes depending on and proposed scheme for linespeed calling pattern. improvements between Bristol and Bridgwater. No. of trains per hour 3 tph: 3tph: 3tph: Note as part of the summer timetable, irregular Manchester to Bristol Temple Meads services are extended to Paignton / • 1 LDHS (or occasionally 2 tph interurban) • 1 LDHS (or occasionally 2 tph interurban • 1 LDHS (or occasionally 2 tph interurban Newquay for holiday traffic. bi-mode) bi-mode) • 1 LDHS (off-peak) The 2043 scenario is based on the indicative train service 1 LDHS (off-peak) 1 LDHS • 1 Local stopping service . • • specification interpreted for the Western Route Study (August • 1 Local stopping service . • 1 Local stopping service. 2015). SRS K.01 Bristol Temple Meads – Exeter St Davids September 2018 Network Rail –Route Specifications: Western 66 Current Freight Trains (paths per day) Table 3.0 Current 2019 2043 Notes Route section Bristol West Junction. Daily paths in 23* As per forecasts in the Freight Market Study (2013). one direction (as per WTT) * Figures are for freight trains in one direction only. Level crossings on route Table 4.0 Type Current No. of level crossings 2019 No. of level crossings 2043 No. of level crossings Supervised: 5 As determined by Level Crossing policy. Automatic: 3 User: 10 SRS K.01 Bristol Temple Meads – Exeter St Davids September 2018 Network Rail –Route Specifications: Western 67 Proposed infrastructure investment in Control Period 5 (2014 – 2019) * Table 5.0 Project Project Description ELR Implementation Output Change Funder Notes Status Date Diesel Multiple Units Cascade of diesel rolling stock MLN1 2016 – 2019 Improved capacity, journey DfT HLOS (2012) In delivery times and passenger experience Infrastructure interventions where applicable Bristol Temple Meads station Station reconfiguration to improve MLN1 2018 Improved capacity for DfT HLOS (2012) In development capacity improvements passenger flow – additional gatelines passengers and trains Structures renewals** Phase two of structures renewals at MLN1 2016 - 2018 Renewed asset Network Rail In development Whiteball Tunnel renewals Geo-environmental resilience Resilience interventions at Cowley MLN1 2015 – 2018 Improved resilience DfT Part of the Western Route Flood Resilience Programme In delivery Bridge Junction, Hele & Bradninch and Flax Bourton Exeter Depot Expansion of existing train maintenance MLN1 2017 – 2019 Increased rolling stock Third Party Forms part of GWR’s Depot and Stabling Strategy In delivery depot or creation of a new depot, to stabling allow for rolling stock cascade to be suitably stabled and maintained * In addition to the proposed enhancement programme, this table includes other Network Rail funded schemes, renewals and Third Party schemes where applicable. ** The precise timing and scope of renewals will remain subject to review to enable us to meet our overall obligations as efficiently as possible, consistent with the reasonable requirements of operators and other stakeholders.
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