Headway Reductions On The Gospel Oak To Barking, North London and West London Lines
London has a rail capacity problem, for both freight and passenger trains.
This report from Network Rail is entitled The London Rail Freight Strategy (LRFS).
One of the recommendations of the report is to reduce headway on the Gospel Oak To Barking, North London and West London Lines.It says this about the reducing the headway.
These are improvements on which this strategy is dependent, but are expected to be realised through wider
enhancement programmes, so are not being directly proposed by the LRFS.
Later in the report, this paragraph is expanded.
Signalling enhancements to facilitate consistent 3-minute headways on the three orbital lines where these are not currently feasible will be necessary, if growth akin to the timetable solution identified by the capacity analysis for this study is to be realised.
It is not the role of the LRFS to specify the nature of these upgrades, however it is expected that the required headway reductions are most likely to be achieved in a more manageable and cost-effective way through the deployment of European Train Control System (ETCS) digital signalling.
Currently, in the UK, this type of signalling is working successfully on Thameslink and is currently being rolled out on Crossrail and the Southern section of the East Coast Main Line.
Conclusion
Full digital signalling would appear to be the solution.
But then it is to many capacity problems around the UK rail network.
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June 22, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Crossrail, Digital Signalling, East Coast Main Line, ERTMS, Freight, Gospel Oak And Barking Line, London Rail Freight Strategy, North London Line, Thameslink, West London Line
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Whilst Thameslink have successfully trialled ETCS i don’t believe its in regular use, if at al, as driver training got stalled. My observations is they can easily achieve 2min headways now drivers got used to using the closing up signals.
Comment by Nicholas Lewis | June 22, 2021 |
Having spent time in a cab with an experienced driver and flown large light aircraft, I think we underestimate how close to perfection an excellent driver or pilot can get.
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