Scotland Route Study Working Group 9a 4-Sep-17 / 1 Scotland - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Scotland Route Study

Working Group 9a

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Agenda

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• 1. Welcome and Introductions
• 2. Summary of feedback received on the Draft for Consultation
• 3. Further timetable development undertaken/planned
• 4. Further technical development undertaken/planned
• 5. Further demand forecasting undertaken/planned
• 6. Next steps
• 7. AOB

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Summary of feedback received on the Draft for Consultation

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Summary of feedback received to date

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• Graeme Dey (MSP Angus South) – Montrose/Usan
• Public Hire Taxi Trade – integration of taxis to stations
• Levenmouth Rail Campaign
• Margaret McCulloch – electrification and enhancement of East Kilbride line
• The Glenrothes Area Futures Group – many and varied
• CLEAR (Community-Led Environmental Action for Regeneration) – Levenmouth
• Arbroath FC Supporters – Levenmouth
• North Ayrshire Council – supportive (small parcel deliveries and electrification

proposals)

• Frank McAveety (Councillor) and Glasgow Airport Access Project – expressing

disappointment that GAAP is not included in the Route Study (press article)

• Friends of the Far North – reasonably supportive
• Strathallan CRP – reasonably supportive and new Blackford station
• East Lothian CRP – reasonable supportive

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Summary of feedback received to date

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• Met with all RTP’s (except SPT)
• SEStran – new railway/STAG/LDMS/forecasts/Fife Bypass
• Tactran – alleged bias against Perth and Dundee in forecasts
• HITRANS – rolling stock/far north
• Nestrans – Electrification roll out, City Deal +
• Met with MP’s in Westminster
• Met with MSP’s in Holyrood
• Presentation to SCDI
• Meetings planned with East Lothian Council and Perth & Kinross

Council

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Further timetable development undertaken/planned

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Further timetable development undertaken/planned

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• Edinburgh Waverley – train lengthening instead of increasing frequency
• Glasgow Central – train lengthening instead of increasing frequency
• ECML – additional infrastructure and freight scenario
• WCML – additional infrastructure, HS2 splitting/joining and freight scenario
• East Kilbride – electrification and enhancement
• Barrhead/Kilmarnock/Barassie - electrification and enhancement
• Far North – conventional signalling and additional infrastructure
• Central Belt to Aberdeen/Inverness - electrification and enhancement
• Aberdeen to Inverness - enhancement

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Further technical development undertaken/planned

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Further technical development undertaken/planned

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• GRIP 3 development ongoing on Carstairs Junction remodel
• GRIP 2 development nearing completion for Portobello Junction

remodel

• GRIP 3 development ongoing on Slateford Junction remodel
• GRIP 3 (inc AIP) development work about to commence for

electrification of Edinburgh Suburban line

• Initial Perth “masterplan” meeting held
• Dunblane to Perth enhancement
• Dunblane to Perth electrification
• Perth Station and infrastructure remodel
• Millerhill “masterplan” meeting held

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Further demand forecasting undertaken/planned

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Next steps

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Next steps

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• Consultation period closes 10th March
• Working Group 10: 13th April (Progress and emerging issues)
• Board Meeting 5: 14th April (Progress and emerging issues)
• Working Group 11: 16th June (Presentation of final document)
• Regional Working Group 6: May/June
• Board Meeting 6: 30th June (Seek approval to publish)
• Publish final document: 14th July

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AOB

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