98 Manor Way, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3LR

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1 98 Manor Way, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3LR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HS2, CROSSRAIL AND OLD OAK COMMON INTERCHANGE DECEMBER

2 1. High Speed London Birmingham BIRMINGHAM LONDON 2. HS2 London - Birmingham BIRMINGHAM To The North LONDON 2

3 3. Key HS2 design parameters Opportunities for HS2 to be brought closer to more people through more stations better connections Needs to be adequately engineered with:- Adequate spacing between running tracks; Frequent crossovers; Bi-directional signaling All the above to be provided throughout to allow single-line working on both lines during periods of disruption All HS2 infrastructure, including tunnels, over- under-bridges, should be able to accommodate Double-Decker passenger Continental gauge freight trains, even though the latter may not form a large part of HS2 s daylight market Double-Decker trains could be shorter than single-decker trains, needing less ltake for structures, stations, depots, loops sidings 4. Suggested HS2 Parkway Stations N BIRMINGHAM To The North Birmingham International for NEC Airport North Warwickshire Parkway Three Counties Parkway or Claydon (for interchange with East-West Railway) Chilterns Parkway LONDON Each HS2 train cycle would have one Birmingham International non-stop, with each of the rest also stopping at a different Parkway station. 3

4 5. Options for platform arrangements for HS2 Parkway stations Passive provision for the three Parkway stations should be made now with passing loops installed from the outset to allow for construction of their future platforms Options 1 3 above offer greater capacity to meet operational dem 4

5 6. Populations served Birmingham 2,086,000 London 8,294,000 Total 10,380,000 Main centres within 15 minutes drive time of an HS2 Intermediate station Solihull 207,000 Coventry 316,900 Rugby 95,700* Kenilworth 23,200 Royal Leamington Spa 49,500 Warwick 30,100 Stratford- upon-avon 25,500 Daventry 25,000* Northampton 212,100 Banbury 43,100* Brackley 14,500* Buckingham 12,000 Bletchley 15,300 Milton Keynes 189,300 Bicester 28,700 Original Total 10,380, % Oxford 145,000 Areas Above 1,318,300 13% Aylesbury 74,700 Revised Total 11,698, % Many of the most prosperous areas outside London, but some pockets of deprivation areas of low economic activity Strong commuter dem for London Birmingham Swifter access to airports by rail Opportunities to ease road networks Opportunities for sensitive development Opportunities for local decisions on stations with guidance from Government These benefits to counterbalance perceived adverse environmental impacts Bringing the benefits of High Speed rail closer to those who will be paying for it 5

6 7. Crossrail excluding All stations to Slough West London Ealing Broadway West Ealing Hanwell Southall Bond Street Tottenham Court Road Farringdon Liverpool Street All stations to Stratford Ilford Romford Shenfield Hayes & Harlington Paddington Whitechapel Custom House (for ExCeL LCA) Woolwich Arsenal 8. Crossrail including All stations to Slough West London Ealing Broadway West Ealing Hanwell Southall OLD OAK COMMON for HS2 WLL NLL GWML WCML Chiltern Bakerloo Central Lines Bond Street Tottenham Court Road Farringdon Liverpool Street All stations to Stratford Ilford Romford Shenfield Hayes & Harlington Paddington Whitechapel Custom House (for ExCeL LCA) Woolwich Arsenal 9. Present Plans for HS2 Crossrail at Paddington To 6

7 10. Connecting HS2 Crossrail at Paddington To 11. Crossrail extended to Watford Junction Watford Junction Paddington To 7

8 12. Crossrail extended to Denham Parkway Denham Parkway Paddington To 13. Main centres within possible 20 minutes drive time of Denham Parkway Aylesbury Tring Wendover Berkhamsted Princes Risborough Great Missenden Hemel Hempstead Chesham Bovingdon Kings Langley Abbots Langley Amersham Chorleywood Watford Hazlemere The Chalfonts Rickmansworth Northwood High Wycombe Beaconsfield Denham Parkway Ruislip Gerrards Cross Uxbridge Slough 8

9 14. Crossrail extended to Watford Junction Denham Parkway To Watford Junction Denham Parkway To Paddington 15. Crossrail, HS2 Great Western Main Line To Watford Junction Denham Parkway GWML to the West South Wales To Paddington 9

10 16. Crosssrail, HS2, GWML North London Line To Watford Junction NORTH LONDON LINE to Stratford Willesden Junction Denham Parkway GWML to the West South Wales Acton Central To Paddington NORTH LONDON LINE to Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond (for SWT) 10

11 17. Crosssrail, HS2, GWML, NLL West London Line WCML to Milton Keynes Wembley Central Watford Junction NLL to Stratford Willesden Junction Denham Parkway GWML to the West South Wales Acton Central To Paddington WEST LONDON LINE to Westway Circus (for White City OA (North)) Shepherd s Bush (for White City OA (South)) Kensington Olympia (for Olympia) NLL to Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond (for SWT) West Brompton (for Earl s Court OA) Imperial Wharf (for Crossrail 2) Clapham Junction (for SWT Southern) all stations to East Croydon (for Tramlink) 11

12 18. Interchange (Chiltern, Bakerloo Central Lines omitted) WCML to Milton Keynes Wembley Central Watford Junction NLL to Stratford Willesden Junction Denham Parkway GWML to the West South Wales Acton Central To Paddington WEST LONDON LINE to Westway Circus (for White City OA (North)) Shepherd s Bush (for White City OA (South)) Kensington Olympia (for Olympia) NLL to Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond (for SWT) West Brompton (for Earl s Court OA) Imperial Wharf (for Crossrail 2) Clapham Junction (for SWT Southern) all stations to East Croydon (for Tramlink) 12

13 19. HS2 HS1 Link via the West London Line Merstham Parkway, the North West, the North East Scotl St Pancras International To South Wales the West WEST LONDON LINE CORRIDOR (Westway Circus - Imperial Wharf) New alignment over the Thames Victoria To Paddington HS1 via Stratford Ebbsfleet Waterloo Clapham Junction HS2-HS1 station (above Clapham Yard) Clapham Junction SWT network to SW London Southern Engl East Croydon Merstham Parkway for Gatwick Airport M23/M25 Interchange Redhill HS2-HS1 link via stilts above or tunnel below Brighton Main Line to deal with BML dem Tonbridge Gatwick Airport Brighton Ashford International 13 HS1 to the Continent

14 Summary of Recommendations HS2 should proceed, but become more positively relevant for potential users both along its length for those wishing to connect with it. HS2 needs to be adequately engineered with:- o Sufficient spacing between running tracks; o Frequent crossovers; o Bi-directional signaling All the above must be provided throughout to allow single-line working on both lines during periods of disruption. All HS2 infrastructure, including tunnels, over- under-bridges, should be able to accommodate Double-Decker passenger Continental gauge freight trains, even though the latter may not form a large part of HS2 s daylight market. Double-Decker trains could be shorter than single-decker trains, needing fewer vehicles less ltake for structures, stations, depots, loops sidings. As well as Birmingham International, three area Parkway stations are recommended. Each HS2 train cycle would have one Birmingham International non-stop, with each of the rest also stopping at a different Parkway station. Passive provision for the three Parkway stations should be made now with passing loops installed from the outset to allow for future construction of their platforms All three Parkway stations would bring HS2 to another 13% of potential users above the combined populations of London Birmingham. Many of these are in the most prosperous areas outside London, although some of these areas have pockets of deprivation low economic activity. From within these areas there would be:- o Strong commuter dem for London Birmingham o Swifter access to airports by rail o Opportunities to ease road networks o Opportunities for sensitive development o Opportunities for local decisions on stations with guidance from Government o Benefits to counterbalance perceived adverse environmental impacts upon those who will be paying for HS2 14

15 HS2 needs to have interchange at with Crossrail other rail tube lines An HS2/Crossrail station at with interlaced platforms for crossplatform interchange between the two networks may obviate the need cost of HS2 reaching A Crossrail Parkway station on the HS2 axis at Denham would provide fast direct services from a large Herts/Bucks catchment to Dockls relief on WCML GWML tube connections. would become a true transport hub when good connections are provided between all of HS2, Crossrail, GWML, North London Line. West London Line (with its 2 Opportunity Areas links to Clapham Junction), Bakerloo Central Lines to their cumulative mutual benefit Direct trains should run from HS2 to HS1 via the West London Line, Clapham Junction, the Brighton Main Line corridor (via stilts above or tunnel below the BML to deal with its capacity problems), Merstham Parkway (for Gatwick M23/M25 junction) Tonbridge. This would provide an alternative through HS2 HS1 link that would: o deal with service disruption; o bring more areas of the UK (primarily SW London southern Engl) within easier reach of both the international domestic High Speed networks. MLB 11 December