The Anonymous Widower

An Automated Shuttle Train On The Brentford Branch Line

The Brentford Branch Line

There are various proposals to add a passenger service to the Brentford Branch Line.

The Brentford Branch Line has the following features.

• It is 4 miles long.
• It is a mixture of single and double-track.
• It is not electrified.
• There is a bay platform at Southall station, that could be used, as a Northern terminal.
• Freight trains also use the line.

If the Greenford Branch can mix an automated shuttle and freight trains, then it would be very likely, that a similar approach would work on this branch.

The train (or tram-train) would have the following features.

• It would be battery-powered.
• It would be highly automated.
• Charging would be carried-out in the bay platform at Southall station.

A service of at least two tph would be provided, that would link Brentford to Crossrail.

February 19, 2019 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Automated Shuttle Train, Brentford Branch Line, Crossrail