Heathrow Southern Railway
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| Formation | 2016 June 16 |
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Chair | Jo Valentine |
Executive Director(s) | Steven Costello, Chris Stokes |
Heathrow Southern Railway Limited is a private limited company with its headquarters located in London, England..[1]. Founded on 16 June 2016, they state their goal as a company is to improve the railway access into Heathrow Airport in anticipation of the proposed third runway which was approved by the British Government on 25 October 2016. It attempts to accomplish this through the creation of new railway routes which improve access to both the western and south-western lines while also creating more routes for trains coming from Clapham Junction and Waterloo helping to ease congestion. This new line would help meet capacity needs while Crossrail 2 is developed and implemented[2].
Founding[edit]
Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd was officially incorporated into the United Kingdom's registrar of companies on 16 June 2016 with its founding member being Steven Costello[1], an experienced transport planner who had undertaken and completed various other projects around the UK[3]. The other members of the company originated from already existing travel and business orginisations such as London First, Inter-City and TT international. The company was formed with the goal of creating a new rail route, and as such employees were sought from existing areas of the rail industry with notable additions being Jo Valentine and Chris Stokes from London First and British Rail respectively[4][5].
Proposed southern railway route[edit]
There is an expected increase in airport usage (and therefore an increase in transport demand) due to the British Governments plan to implement a third runway at Heathrow, network rail estimates that there needs to be an additional 60% capacity increase by 2043[6]. Furthermore National Rail identified that there is a strong case for implementing a new southern route to meet these needs[7]. Heathrow Southern Railway proposed additional train routes for increased access to Heathrow to help compensate for this increase in demand. They also plan on adding to the pre-existing south-western mainline by connecting Heathrow to the Byfleet junction allowing trains to change to the slow lines there, this would work in tandem with Network Rail's Western Rail Approach to Heathrow in order to meet increased capacity predictions if the third runway at heathrow is to be implemented[8]. To achieve this an additional 8 miles of track is required with a bridge planned above the M3, while the track runs alongside the M25[6]. This will also increase accessibility into London from the south and south-west, mainly increasing access to Waterloo and Clapham Junction, while also allowing for new routes such as the new Basingstoke to Paddington route and a possible route into Southhampton in the future[9]. Using Network Rail's modelling system it has been determined that this new line will be able to carry four trains per hour. Furthermore Heathrow Southern Railway recognises with their proposal of a bay platform at Staines station there is an opportunity for an extension of the Elizabeth line to Staines to create more routes into London[10]
Funding[edit]
The proposed route(s) will require the construction of another 8 miles of railway which has been estimated to require about 1.2 billion pounds[6]. Heathrow Southern Railway is a privately financed corporation and the planned expanded route is also planned to be financed privately, with ownership remaining in the private sector after and during the development process. While being owned by Heathrow Southern Railway the infrastructure is intended to be monitored by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), and the operation and maintenance of the route is planned to be contracted out to other corporations[11].
See also[edit]
Western Rail Approach to Heathrow
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HEATHROW SOUTHERN RAILWAY LTD - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "About the Project - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "Steven Costello - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "Baroness Jo Valentine - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "Chris Stokes - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Phillips, Tom (2017-08-25). "£1.2bn railway line could link Heathrow to Guildford and Waterloo". getsurrey. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "Heathrow welcomes Network Rail's 'strong case' for Southern Rail Access Feasibility Study - Your Heathrow". Your Heathrow. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ↑ "Proposed Route - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "REVEALED: Plans for direct rail access between Southampton and Heathrow". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ↑ "Service Opportunities - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- ↑ "Funding - Heathrow Southern Rail". Heathrow Southern Rail. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
External links[edit]
Article review for Heathrow Southern Railway[edit]
HSR draft 2 for review[edit]
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