PR13 Initial Industry Plan Supporting Document Definition of proposed CP5 enhancements September 2011 Contents Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 5 England & Wales - proposed enhancements programme ............................................................... 9 England & Wales – committed projects............................................................................................12 Thameslink programme .......................................................................................................... 13 Crossrail programme............................................................................................................... 15 Reading station area redevelopment ...................................................................................... 17 Great Western electrification...................................................................................................19 North West electrification ........................................................................................................ 21 West Coast power supply upgrade ......................................................................................... 23 Stafford area improvement scheme........................................................................................ 25 Intercity Express programme - East Coast infrastructure capability ....................................... 26 Intercity Express programme - Western capability.................................................................. 28 Intercity Express programme - ECML power supply upgrade................................................. 31 England & Wales – proposed funds .................................................................................................. 33 Network Rail Discretionary fund (NRDF) ................................................................................ 34 Innovation fund ....................................................................................................................... 35 CP6 Development fund........................................................................................................... 36 Level Crossings initiative ........................................................................................................ 37 Journey time improvement fund.............................................................................................. 38 Performance fund ................................................................................................................... 39 National Stations Improvement fund....................................................................................... 40 Access for All .......................................................................................................................... 41 Improved passenger information............................................................................................. 42 East Coast main line interventions.......................................................................................... 43 Strategic Freight Network (SFN)............................................................................................. 44 Felixstowe to Nuneaton capacity enhancements................................................................ 44 Southampton to West Coast main line capacity enhancements ......................................... 45 West Coast Main Line (North of Preston) capacity enhancements..................................... 46 Great Western main line W12 gauge clearance ................................................................. 46 Proposed projects - London and South East................................................................................... 47 St Pancras to Ramsgate journey time improvements............................................................. 48 Charing Cross Station capacity improvements ....................................................................... 49 Ashford & East Coastway journey time improvements ........................................................... 50 East Kent resignalling phase 2................................................................................................ 51 East Croydon signalling modifications to improve capacity .................................................... 53 West Croydon remodelling...................................................................................................... 54 1 Contents Uckfield line train lengthening .................................................................................................55 West London train lengthening ............................................................................................... 56 Norwood Junction platform 6 & 7 turnback ............................................................................. 58 Purley to East Croydon train lengthening................................................................................ 60 Redhill additional platform....................................................................................................... 61 London Victoria station capacity improvements...................................................................... 62 Clapham Junction congestion relief ........................................................................................ 63 Wimbledon station congestion relief ....................................................................................... 64 Virginia Water to Reading train lengthening............................................................................ 65 Fenchurch Street Station congestion relief ............................................................................. 67 West Anglia main line capacity increase................................................................................. 68 Great Eastern main line infrastructure improvement............................................................... 69 Gospel Oak to Barking Electrification...................................................................................... 70 Stevenage and Gordon Hill turnbacks .................................................................................... 71 Proposed projects - long distance..................................................................................................... 73 Paddington station passenger capacity .................................................................................. 74 Bristol to Bridgwater journey time improvements.................................................................... 75 Bristol Temple Meads passenger capacity ............................................................................. 76 Dr Days to Filton Abbey Wood capacity improvements.......................................................... 77 Intercity Express programme - specific GWML capacity schemes ......................................... 78 Leamington to Coventry capacity............................................................................................ 80 Oxford corridor capacity improvements .................................................................................. 82 Midland Main Line electrification............................................................................................. 83 Midland Main Line long distance high speed services train lengthening ................................ 85 Derby station area remodelling ............................................................................................... 87 Proposed projects - regional .............................................................................................................. 89 Wales improved accessibility programme............................................................................... 90 Cardiff Valleys electrification................................................................................................... 91 Hereford station area junction enhancements ........................................................................ 93 Western access to London Heathrow Airport.......................................................................... 94 Water Orton capacity enhancements...................................................................................... 95 Birmingham to Stansted Airport journey time improvements .................................................. 97 Northern Hub .......................................................................................................................... 99 North Trans Pennine electrification....................................................................................... 101 Liverpool Lime Street capacity enhancement. ...................................................................... 103 Liverpool stations passenger capacity .................................................................................. 105 North West train lengthening ................................................................................................ 106 2 Contents Bradford Mill Lane capacity................................................................................................... 107 Ferriby to Gilberdyke journey time, performance and capacity improvements