High Speed Line Essential To West Influential Rail Strategy Reveals - Travel Tips, Travel Magazine - By: rajatnesmo8217

A new

high-speed line between London, Birmingham and Manchester will be

essential in preventing overcrowding on the busy west coast main line, a

Network has found.
The report, the west coast main line

route utilisation strategy: draft for consultation (RUS), predicts the

line will be out of capacity by 2024 as passenger demand is set to grow

by as much as 61 per cent between London and Manchester.
A new high

speed line would free up much needed capacity allowing more and faster

services giving more seats to commuters to operate on the route's

southern section between Rugby and London, and would also allow more

room for rail freight, the report finds.
Paul Plummer, Network Rail's

director of planning and development said: "The west coast is vital to

Britain's economy. The success of the west coast since its modernisation

has brought many challenges, and our strategy sets out a range of

options to provide extra capacity and a better value railway.
"There

is broad consensus that Britain needs a high-speed network to provide

better, faster journeys for passengers and create the extra capacity we

need. This strategy provides more evidence, if it were needed, that

Britain must have a high-speed future."
The RUS also includes a range

of recommendations to enhance capacity and improve journeys for the

route over the period 2014-2024. These include providing more long

distance services and a number of additional fast commuter services

during rush-hour. Other services could also be introduced between

Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland, with additional direct trains from

Derby and Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Airport.
Mr Plummer continued:

"Thousands of businesses rely on the west coast to reach their markets

and prosper, and our strategy will provide the extra capacity needed to

help the economy grow. Making the railways more affordable is essential,

and we will continue to work together with the rest of the rail

industry to reduce costs and deliver better value for passengers and

freight."
Today's publication marks the start of a three month

consultation on the draft strategy with key stakeholders. After taking

feedback into consideration, Network Rail will publish the final

strategy in summer 2011.

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A new

high-speed line between London, Birmingham and Manchester will be

essential in preventing overcrowding on the busy west coast main line, a

Network has found.
The report, the west coast main line

route utilisation strategy: draft for consultation (RUS), predicts the

line will be out of capacity by 2024 as passenger demand is set to grow

by as much as 61 per cent between London and Manchester.
A new high

speed line would free up much needed capacity allowing more and faster

services giving more seats to commuters to operate on the route's

southern section between Rugby and London, and would also allow more

room for rail freight, the report finds.
Paul Plummer, Network Rail's

director of planning and development said: "The west coast is vital to

Britain's economy. The success of the west coast since its modernisation

has brought many challenges, and our strategy sets out a range of

options to provide extra capacity and a better value railway.
"There

is broad consensus that Britain needs a high-speed network to provide

better, faster journeys for passengers and create the extra capacity we

need. This strategy provides more evidence, if it were needed, that

Britain must have a high-speed future."
The RUS also includes a range

of recommendations to enhance capacity and improve journeys for the

route over the period 2014-2024. These include providing more long

distance services and a number of additional fast commuter services

during rush-hour. Other services could also be introduced between

Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland, with additional direct trains from

Derby and Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Airport.
Mr Plummer continued:

"Thousands of businesses rely on the west coast to reach their markets

and prosper, and our strategy will provide the extra capacity needed to

help the economy grow. Making the railways more affordable is essential,

and we will continue to work together with the rest of the rail

industry to reduce costs and deliver better value for passengers and

freight."
Today's publication marks the start of a three month

consultation on the draft strategy with key stakeholders. After taking

feedback into consideration, Network Rail will publish the final

strategy in summer 2011.

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