Appendix 7
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APPENDIX 7 –Strategic Freight Network investment in train lengthening at
Southampton Western docks
The Grip 2 estimated price for enhancement at the Western Docks was estimated to be
£3,829,672 +/- 30%.
The Southampton Western Docks area is accessed from the Up and Down Docks Branch as
far as the entry gate at 80m 32ch which gives access into the area controlled by the British
Port Authority – see below.
Trains of 520 metres can be accommodated at West Bay Road Crossing without fouling the
junction between the Down Docks Branch line and the Up Docks Branch Line at 80 11ch.
The Freight Train Lengthening Project is a capacity enhancement project which will increase capacity
of freight traffic between Southampton and the West Midlands. The remit for the project is to upgrade
infrastructure to allow an increase in the length of the trains to 775 metres.
Throughout the route there are a number of locations where alternations to the tracks are required to
accommodate the longer train lengths. One of these areas is at Southampton Western Docks where
an extension to the existing Down Docks Branch Line is proposed – see below signalling plan.
At present, the Down Docks Branch line re-joins the bi-directional Up Docks Branch line between
Millbrook Station and Mountbatten Way overbridge. The new track will be constructed adjacent to the
existing Up Docks Branch Line,running beneath the southernmost span of the Mountbatten Way
overbridge adjacent to the bridge abutment .
This will result in the existing path currently running under Mountbatten Way bridge being closed
between Mountbatten Way and Millbrook Station with an alternative route being created. There are 3
options
Option 1 (Mountbatten Way) - £850k
Whilst it is accepted that this option presents various technical hurdles, from a legal perspective, it
offers the most feasible solution.
Option 2 (Saxon Road Footbridge) - £1310k
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