Projects and infrastructure

Information on current projects such as High Speed Two, Crossrail, Intercity Express Programme (IEP), West Coast route modernisation and the Thameslink box, Thameslink, Rolling Stock with links to organisations involved.

High Speed Rail

This section contains information on proposals for high speed rail and details on the formation of the company High Speed Two Ltd.

Britain's Transport Infrastructure: Rail Electrification (677 kb)

This document sets out the Government’s strategy on rail electrification. Work will begin immediately on the electrification of the Great Western Main Line between London, Reading, Oxford, Newbury, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, to be completed within eight years. In parallel, planning will begin immediately for the electrification of the line between Liverpool and Manchester, to be completed within four years.

Published:

23 July 2009

Britain's Transport Infrastructure: Rail Electrification - Welsh language summary (110 kb)

This Welsh language summary sets out the Government’s strategy on rail electrification. Work will begin immediately on the electrification of the Great Western Main Line between London, Reading, Oxford, Newbury, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, to be completed within eight years. In parallel, planning will begin immediately for the electrification of the line between Liverpool and Manchester, to be completed within four years.

Published:

30 July 2009

Consideration of Diesel Multiple Unit rental for Diesel Trains Limited – final version of the remit (33 kb)

This is the final version of the remit for the Independent Expert to be tasked with considering the level of rental for rolling stock being acquired by the government company Diesel Trains Limited.

Published:

22 June 2009

Department for Transport guidance to Network Rail on phase 2 of the Manchester Hub Study (23 kb)

The Department for Transport has written to Network Rail in response to a request for guidance in respect of the phase 2 Manchester Hub study. This study follows Northern Way’s phase 1 study published in April 2009 which sets out Northern Way’s conditional outputs for the railway and quantifies the economic benefits to the North of England from investment in the railway in the Manchester area.

Published:

21 May 2009

Consideration of Diesel Multiple Unit rental for Diesel Trains Limited (28 kb)

This draft was sent to financiers of rolling stock for comment. It gives the proposed remit for the Independent Expert to be tasked with considering the level of rental for rolling stock being acquired by the government company Diesel Trains Limited.

Published:

23 April 2009

West Anglia Main Line progress report (119 kb)

Progress report on plans to develop a long-term strategy for the West Anglia Main Line (WAML)

Published:

26 March 2009

Diesel Multiple Units Project Invitation to Tender

Invitation to Tender issued to Bidders on 22 December 2008.

Thameslink Rolling Stock Project

Information and guidance about the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project.

Pendolino lengthening and fleet expansion project

The Department proposes to increase capacity on the West Coast Mainline by enabling the procurement of additional Class 390 vehicles, including a replacement of the set damaged in the Grayrigg accident. The documents linked to this page provide background information and details of this work.

Rolling stock

The White Paper 'Delivering a Sustainable Railway', published in July 2007, stated that the Government would publish a rolling stock plan by January 2008, setting out in more detail how rolling stock would be used to deliver increased capacity.

West Coast Main Line

Includes information on West Coast Main line strategy and progress reports.

North London Line: Closure Stratford-North Woolwich (573 kb)

This letter contains the decision of the Secretary of State to allow the proposed closure of the North London Line between Stratford and North Woolwich to go ahead.

Published:

25 October 2006

Crossrail Act

Information about the Crossrail Hybrid Bill with links to supporting documents.

Intercity Express Programme

This section provides an introduction to the Intercity Express Programme, including Invitation to tender, shortlist, OJEU notice, summary and overview.

Thameslink 2000

This section contains information on the Thameslink 2000 project.

Waterloo International

Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Information on all aspects of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link including the construction process, environmental issues, regeneration potential, management and funding, and a timeline of events in the planning of the project.

Purchase of 202 diesel multiple unit vehicles (28 kb)

This letter to financiers of rolling stock alerts them to the fact that we will be seeking in due course their participation in the financing of 202 diesel multiple unit vehicles.

Published:

05 March 2009

Network Rail

Report on reducing bureaucratic burdens on Network Rail.

Infrastructure

Information on the rail infrastructure, including links to current rail projects.

High Level Review of Central Railway Project (335 kb)

Previously published on the SRA website.

Published:

24 August 2006