EWS proposes infill electrification
17 November 2008
English, Welsh & Scottish Railway has proposed 31 infill schemes to Network Rail that would enable a higher use of electric locomotive haulage by freight operators. EWS suggests that while business cases and funding sources are made for complete line of route electrification where considered necessary, small infill electrification schemes should be considered, enabling the benefits of an expanded electrified network to be gained now.
These 31 electrification infill schemes are listed below:
- 1. South Acton New Kew Junction new electrification and signal immunisation
- 2. Power upgrade and signal immunisation between Clapham Junction and Tonbridge via Redhill
- 3. Additional conductor rail in Kent to avoid Class 92 locomotives Œgapping¹
- 4. Gospel Oak Woodgrange Park Junction
- 5. Junction Road Junction Carlton Road Junction (aligned to Gospel Oak Barking electrification)
- 6. Electrification of Network Rail owned sidings and facilities in the Ripple Lane/Dagenham area.
- 7. Thames Haven Junction Thameshaven
- 8. Haughley Junction Peterborough
- 9. Hare Park Junction Crofton West Junction Calder Bridge Junction Wakefield Europort
- 10. Altofts Junction Milford Junction Church Fenton
- 11. Neville Hill Church Fenton Colton Junction
- 12. Tyne Dock King Edward Bridge West Junction
- 13. Low Fell Junction Carlisle South Junction
- 14. Newcraighall Niddrie West Junction
- 15. Portobello Junction Niddrie West Junction Craiglockhart Junction Slateford Junction
- 16. Craiglockhart Junction Gorgie Junction Haymarket West & Central Junctions (aligned to Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification)
- 17. Gartsherrie South Junction Greenhill Lower Junction Grangemouth Junction Grangemouth terminals (aligned to Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification)
- 18. Ardossan South Beach Hunterston Low Level
- 19. Shields Road City Union High Street Junction
- 20. Rutherglen East Junction Langloan Junction Whifflet
- 21. Langloan Junction Coatbridge Junction
- 22. Edge Hill Earlestown East Junction
- 23. Earlestown West Junction Earlestown South Junction
- 24. Newton le-Willows Junction Castlefield Junction
- 25. Golborne Junction Parkside Junction
- 26. Barthomley Junction North Stafford Junction (Crewe) electrified, but needs doubling
- 27. Nuneaton Washwood Heath
- 28. Water Orton West Junction Pleck Junction
- 29. Castle Bromwich Junction Park Lane Junction
- 30. Ryecroft Junction Rugeley Trent Valley
- 31. Coventry North Junction Nuneaton South Junction.
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