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词条 Werrington Dive Under
释义

  1. Current junction

  2. Proposed junction

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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Werrington Dive Under (also known as the Werrington Grade Separation)[1] is a replacement dual track grade separated railway junction {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of {{rws|Peterborough}} railway station in Cambridgeshire, England. The current junction leads to the Great Northern/Great Eastern Joint line (GN/GE) which goes through {{rws|Spalding}} to {{rws|Lincoln}} and beyond. The dive under was proposed to allow trains on the west side of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to access the GN/GE line without conflicting with the faster passenger services on the ECML.

Current junction

The current junction is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} north of Peterborough railway station, on the three lines that are used by the fast ECML passenger services.[2] Freight trains that are travelling north and south onto the GN/GE line to and from the {{rws|Ely}} line, must cross over all tracks to gain access to their respective lines. This is recognised as a bottleneck junction and as such, faster passenger trains must slow down to allow the freights sufficient time to cross over the lines.

When the line closed between {{rws|March}} and Spalding in 1982,[3] freight traffic was diverted through Peterborough station instead of cutting across the western edge of the Fens to avoid the line through Peterborough station. Railtrack, Network Rail's predecessor, recognised that the ECML was congested and so upgraded the GN/GE line to accommodate the heavy container trains to and from the east coast ports.[4] This left the junction at Werrington as a significant bottleneck.[5]

Proposed junction

In 2016, Network Rail submitted a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) to the Secretary of State for Transport[5] to build either a flyover or a dive-under the fast lines north of Peterborough to allow freight trains to access all lines without impacting upon other faster services. In summer 2018, Chris Grayling approved the order[6] after a public inquiry favoured the dive-under option over the flyover.[7] Initially, costings were estimated to be in the region of £100 million; but the agreed cost on approval was £200 million.[8][9]

The project will see the construction of {{convert|3|km|order=flip}} of new line that will run underneath the fast lines, culverting works on Marholm Brook and the movement of the {{rws|Stamford}} lines {{convert|25|m|order=flip}} westwards over the culverted brook.[10] The project, coupled with other ECML improvement schemes (such as the four tracking from {{rws|Huntingdon}} to Woodwalton)[11] will improve capacity on the line through Peterborough by 33% according to Network Rail.[12] This equates to two extra train paths an hour by 2021, when the work is scheduled to be completed.[13][14]

Residents in Spalding are worried that the works at Werrington will cause the level crossing barriers in the town to be down 24 minutes of every hour as they perceive that more freight trains will transit through the station in the town.[15] The Campaign for Better Transport praised the works and stated {{cquote|This upgrade will open up the route from Peterborough to Doncaster via Lincoln for more freight services which will further reduce road congestion, road fatalities and pollution. Longer term we would like to see it electrified.[16]}}

See also

  • Hitchin Flyover - a flyover at Hitchin to alleviate traffic problems in accessing the Cambridge line north of Hitchin
  • Nuneaton North Chord - a flyover on the West Coast Main Line at Nuneaton constructed for similar reasons

References

1. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 61797|date= 22 December 2016|page=27228 }}
2. ^{{cite book |editor1-last=Brailsford |editor1-first=Martyn |title=Railway track diagrams. Book 2, Eastern |date=2016 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome|at=16 |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |edition=4}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Body |first1=Geoffrey |title=Railways of the Eastern Region. Vol. 1, Southern operating area |date=1986 |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location=Wellingborough |isbn=9780850597127 |page=112}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Claire Perry officially opens £280 million Lincolnshire rail improvements |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/claire-perry-officially-opens-280-million-lincolnshire-rail-improvements |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=GOV.UK |date=9 March 2015}}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Werrington dive-under approved |url=https://www.railengineer.uk/2018/08/29/werrington-dive-under-approved/ |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=Rail Engineer |date=29 August 2018}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=UK railway news round-up |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/uk-railway-news-round-up-75.html |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=Railway Gazette |date=16 August 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news |last1=Lamy |first1=Joel |title=Inquiry to look at new railway proposals in Peterborough |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/inquiry-to-look-at-new-railway-proposals-in-peterborough-1-8251142 |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=Peterborough Telegraph |date=18 November 2017}}
8. ^1 {{cite news |title=A lost line... and a lost opportunity |url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/rail-features/a-lost-line-and-a-lost-opportunity |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=www.railmagazine.com |date=27 January 2018}}
9. ^{{cite news |title=Morgan Sindall mobilises for £200m Werrington dive under |url=https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/morgan-sindall-mobilises-for-200m-werrington-dive-under |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=www.theconstructionindex.co.uk |date=14 August 2018}}
10. ^{{cite magazine |last1=Stephen |first1=Paul |title=NR Primed to start work on £200m ECML dive-under |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=7 November 2018 |issue=865 |page=26 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}
11. ^{{cite news |last1=Makey |first1=Julian |title=Railway crossing set for closure as operator confirms new bridleway |url=https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/railway-crossing-set-for-closure-as-operator-confirms-new-bridleway-1-5330674 |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=Hunts Post |date=21 December 2017}}
12. ^{{cite news |last1=Smale |first1=Katherine |title=Green light for 'crucial' East Coast Main Line works |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/green-light-for-crucial-east-coast-main-line-works/10034194.article |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=New Civil Engineer |date=14 August 2018}}
13. ^{{cite magazine |editor1-last=Milner |editor1-first=Chris |title=Network Rail prepares for £200m Werrington upgrade on ECML |magazine=The Railway Magazine |date=November 2018 |volume=164 |issue=1,412 |page=6 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=0033-8923}}
14. ^{{cite news |last1=Lamy |first1=Joel |title=More trains between Peterborough and London after rail improvement agreed |url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/transport/more-trains-between-peterborough-and-london-after-rail-improvement-agreed-1-8580618 |accessdate=7 November 2018 |work=Peterborough Telegraph |date=26 July 2018}}
15. ^{{cite news |title=Spalding gridlock fears over freight train plans |url=https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/spalding-gridlock-fears-over-freight-train-plans-1-8386366/ |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=Spalding Today |date=20 February 2018}}
16. ^{{cite news |title=Freight on Rail: Press Release - Government urged to listen to three quarters of drivers who want more rail freight. |url=http://www.freightonrail.org.uk/PressRelease25-07-2018-Government-go-ahead-for-rail-freight-and-passenger-upgrades-on-East-Coast-Main-Line.htm |accessdate=8 November 2018 |work=www.freightonrail.org.uk |date=25 July 2018}}

External links

  • [https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/lne-and-em/east-coast-mainline-route-upgrade/werrington-grade-separation/ Network Rail news release with computer generated video of the new line]
  • [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/werrington-grade-separation-transport-and-works-act-order TWAO government documents]
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